Tiger Woods was too young to notice the racism around him. He didn't
understand that in this world, people were judged by the color of their
skin. He couldn't speak out about it; he couldn't voice his opinions, or
come up with possible solutions because he was too young. Tiger faced
many racial ordeals throughout his life, mainly because he was half-Thai
and half-black. He broke into the sport of golf as one of the youngest.
He not only wanted to be the best black golfer; he wanted to be the
est golfer. The only way Tiger dealt with racism was to let his clubs do
all the talking for him. The book starts off with Earl Woods, Tiger's
father, during the Vietnam War. A sniper almost took out Earl but his
friend saved him. Later on that day, he gets in a predicament with a
bamboo viper, and once again, his friend saves him. The friend's name
was Nguyen Phong, and he was good in combat; he was a tiger in combat.
Nguyen Phong had the nickname of "Tiger". Earl vowed that if he ever had
ther son, he would call him "Tiger". After the war, back in the United
States, Earl met a Thai woman named Kultida and he married her and had a
son. They named the baby Eldrick, but Earl called him "Tiger". Tiger
Woods took interest in golf at a young age. He would watch from his crib
as his father would practice his swing. He began playing golf since
before he could walk. When he got a few years older, he began to compete
in the Junior Nationals tournaments against older boys. He didn't hav
the strength to drive the ball far, but he had skill; he was blessed.
Earl made Tiger some miniature clubs out of his old ones and from that
moment on, he was obsessed with the sport. The way that Tiger played, it
was no longer a sport, it became an art. With every hole he played, his
game progressed to a whole new level. As Tiger grew older, he still
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