Along Buford Highway, where East does meet West in Atlanta, the cultural ties that Woods, whose mother is a native of Thailand, has to the Far East provides insight into his amazing focus. On the golf course and in the board room. A waitress at a Thai restaurant, American-born whose parents are from Kultida Woods' homeland, says they are proud of Woods. However, they did not take a break from work Sunday to watch Tiger's Slam resulting from a history-making Masters' win. But unless you are a golf fan, which we're not, it was business as usual.
Business is business.
Increasingly in Atlanta, East meets Old South as well. Lee, a reporter for the Korea Times, worked in golf course design in Thailand. Although he finds the sport too expensive and time consuming for his taste, Lee opined on what makes Tiger's grace so amazing. An Asian player is not just a player, and pro sports is more than a sport. An Asian player is also a businessman.