I am THE man. Or not?

Yesterday in his apology Tiger Woods announced that “I will strive to be a better (read faithful) person and the husband and father that my family deserves. For all of those who have supported me over the years, I offer my profound apology.”

Apology aside, whether he will become a better person or not is questionable. He is too young, too famous and has obviously way too much pulling power to make this change easily. In the London Times today, Matthew Syed explains why so many top sportsmen are unfaithful – and Tiger is one of them.

One of the first things you learn as an aspiring sports star is the art of selfishness. It’s all about getting that forehand into a state of perfection, about capturing the next title, about becoming No 1.

As Jenson Button put it rather graphically after driving off with the Formula One World Championship: “It’s all about winning, all about me.”

Read the full story.

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