I'm sure they rolled their eyes, but they were OK to me. Lance and The Espy Awards OK, I just gotta sound off about the 2001 ESPY awards. Tiger is an accomplished athlete, skilled and gifted. Tiger is a great guy - he is a good person and great role model. Tiger has worked hard to get where he is at in the sport of golfing - he makes big bucks and is the ideal spokesperson for sponsors.
Golf is an extremely popular sport.
Tiger deserves acclaim for his accomplishments. When I think about awards for top athletes I think of factoring in strength, courage and endurance. I think of overcoming all odds and obstacles, challenging the elements and the terrain under the most miserable conditions, and using one's own experience and inner resources to endure and survive way beyond the endurable. Let's not even talk about being so close to death with cancer and coming back to win the Tour. With a three-peat on the horizon.