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But they were as close as two people could be, and there were more than a few people who noted that when tiger won the masters in 2019, he came off the golf course and gave a big hug to his son, and when he won his first masters back in 1997, he came off the golf course and gave a big hug to his father. so, you know, his story, his family is interwoven into it as it is for so many of us, just for so many of us, we dont live with the scrutiny that he has lived with. >> we have had that image up t...

Developments coming out of there. meantime, lets bring in the sports writer, its good to have you with us. first, let me get your reactions to the news were hearing from southern california today. if youve had a chance to get any more information than what weve already reported. >> thank you for having me. i think were all very stunned. i wish i had more information to give you. everything is speculation right now except for what tigers agent has released about multiple leg injuries and hes havi...

About golf. so hes got this tunnel vision which you have to have if youre going to be the greatest golfer to ever walk the earth, and then you put on top of that, hes supposed to have this explicit social import where he brings together warring nations and being this emissary of peace and that was always, i think, more than tiger woods wanted for himself. but that pressure of expectation from his father is something that, i mean, certainly is something that has been difficult for him to manage o...

Stage and he wasnt just going to pass jack nicklaus majors but 25 and then won an open 20 years ago, torrey pines, it looked like he would and i was struck today, this man has had bad luck in automobiles. the star crossed part of his career began on thanksgiving night in 2009 at the bottom of his driveway. he ended up outside his suv and his wife chased him down, driver with the golf club and then picked up in 2017 in jupiter and i keep looking at these pictures and i am struck by the fact that ...

Much as people who were there on the golf courses with them. can you describe that relationship? >> well, you know, tiger was a prodigy. he was mozart. he was sitting in a highchair and watching his father, who was a decorated vietnam green beret, who loved the game of golf, he watched him play, and you know, theres famous video, im sure well see it over the next couple days, of tiger woods hitting golf balls, i think at the age of two, maybe three, in front of bob hope and merv griffin on "that...

>> you talked about the marketing of tiger woods. and obviously, a lot of people, perhaps our viewers have seen the documentary about tiger woods which was just a captivating, looking is that his life and his journey. it is still far from over in terms of his sports career. he always said he wanted to come back and play even after the most recent injury. well see what the outcome of this unfortunate and tragic accident will yield. how would you describe how he played the sport over the last coup...

Of his, and it reminds me of something that howard cosell, who i used to work for, once said. he said, half the people love me and half the people hate me but all of the people watch me and i think to a certain degree, there was something to that with tiger woods. >> jimmy, can you see this image on your screen? they are lifting up the vehicle that tiger woods was in and thank god we are waiting news about surgery for what we know to be injuries to his legs. and the airbags all went off. that ca...

Hi, everyone. we will get to the breaking news out of washington. but first, here into the deadly insurrection of the capitol later in the broadcast but first, golf super star tiger woods in a car accident in southern california around 7:00 a.m. west coast time this morning. according to the l.a. county sheriff, it was a single vehicle rollover. no other cars were involved. rescue crews had to use the hydraulic tool called the jaws of life to get tiger woods out of the vehicle. we now know woods...

Were, i dont know what the plan is, when talking about being able to play before the masters. his general thoughts were that he would practice on his own, do as much tune-up as he. could thats tigers tournament. and yet he was also sort of showing a way out about whether or not he played at the masters itself, like i said before, he said this is the only back i have. so i dont know if i will be playing or not. >> oh, gosh. you hear about a back injury and a fender bend we are a back injury can m...

Business, its like asking a fish to be restrained when going into the water but this is where we are. but i think restraint is important because theres so much that we dont know. and it did seem so much like tiger had taken a turn for the better in all aspects of his life and thats what we wanted for tiger so much. we wanted this story to have a happy ending and the symbiosis of earl woods putting pressure on tiger and when hes young, he seems to have fun when he wins but other than that, its te...