Recently, the most famous golfer in the world, Tiger Woods, was involved in a car crash near his home in Florida. The story has taken up headlines in all the news papers and websites, giving supposed details of the crash. One of the most amazing parts of the story is the part that Tiger Woods isn't tell, which is pretty much all of it. This lack of cooperation of the story by Woods only leads to speculation by an interested public.
One of the reasons why the public is interested in this is because of what super star athletes have become, celebrities. In the past, famous athletes have been celebrities, but not to the level that current day athletes are. Websites like TMZ cover their lives outside the lines of the playing field, following the most personal parts of their lives. Another reason why the public cares is the fact that Tiger Woods has, in the past, been seen as a 'clean' or 'perfect' type of athlete with no problems or controversies surrounding him. People have a morbid curiosity to watch Woods fall a little bit from his high standing, showing he is human like the rest of us.
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