Obligatory Tiger Thoughts

This is going to be relatively brief because I'm sure everyone and their mother has commented on this.  What Tiger did was wrong; cheating is NEVER acceptable.  That being said.  I didn't think Tiger owed me an apology for it; he didn't cheat on me.  What he did today was a very good first step.  He apologized, publicly, to the people he hurt: his wife, his children, his sponsors, those involved in his charities.  He admitted he was wrong, and he needed help.  It was refreshing to hear an athlete admit that he thought the rules didn't apply to him.  To someone who has done things his own way and is incredibly stubborn (you have to be to be the very best) the admission of wrong is a huge thing.  He took the blame, most people have a hard time doing that; which was incredibly admirable.  What I really liked was how he did not ask for forgiveness, because it honestly seemed like he didn't think he deserved it yet.  He asked for us to keep our hearts open in the future.  All in all it was a sincere and heartfelt apology.  He did the right thing; It is a good first step.