Tiger Woods was named Athlete of the Decade by Associated Press on Wednesday. Half of the ballots for the Athlete of the Decade Award were returned before Thanksgiving, before the Tiger Woods scandal started, and the other half came in after the rumors began.
Woods received 56 votes of the 142 votes cast. Lance Armstrong, who won the Tour de France six times, came in second with 33 votes. Roger Federer came in third with 25 votes, and Michael Phelps came in fourth with 15 votes, then Tom Brady with six votes, and sprinter Usain Bolt had four.
Tiger Woods won 56 PGA Tour tournaments in the 2000s and twelve majors tournaments.
Woods has not made a comment about the Athlete of the Decade award.
Tiger Woods has been under intense media focus for the past two and a half weeks. A few days before Thanksgiving, the National Enquirer released a story about an alleged affair of Tiger Woods and Rachel Uchitel, and the story didn’t get much fan attention until after Woods crashed his car the day after Thanksgiving. Then multiple stories of Tiger Woods alleged affairs appeared and women came out with statements. To see the complete list of Tiger Woods women that he allegedly had affairs with (with photos, click here.
Tiger Woods released a statement on Friday stating that he is quitting golf indefinitely, and that he needs to spend time with his family. To read Woods complete statement, click here.
A few days later Jaimee Grubbs came forward with her story of an affair with Woods, and she offered proof with a voicemail from Tiger Woods and over 300 text messages from him. A few hours later, Woods released a statement on his website saying that he had hurt his family with his transgressions. To read the full Tiger Woods statement, click here.
Tiger Woods had his third knee surgery in Park City, Utah on April 15, 2008, and took two months off. He was determined to play in the US Open and win...which he did on June 14, 2008, much to everyone's amazement less than two months after his knee surgery. He was in pain during the US Open, as shown in this Associated Press photo. After the US Open, Tiger Woods took additional time off to let his knee heal.
To see the Tiger Woods voicemail song video, click here.
Sources: LA Times and Associated Press
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