Watching Sports Center this morning I saw the new Nike commercial and it got me thinking. You know, the new one that was televised the same day Tiger read his worldwide apology. The one with LT, Lance Armstrong, Rampage Jackson... the song is "everybody gets knocked down, how quick are gonna get up." Good commercial and Nike certainly made in support of Tiger.

So I tell my wife "there is Tiger's commercial" and she doesn't get it so I have to explain it to her. Then she says the only thing Tiger did wrong was get married. I then replied the only thing Tiger did wrong was have crazy ass orgies with multiple women While He Was Married!

Then I got thinking even further and here is my topic.

I started thinking about Tiger's sex addiction problem and addiction itself.

ADDICTION - "compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol) characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal; broadly : persistent compulsive use of a substance known by the user to be harmful" (Websters Dictionary). It also goes on to include sex, gambling, etc...

How come if someone is labeled with "an addiction problem" it is always a bad thing or results in negative actions/results.

Sure alcohol, sex, drug, and gambling addictions are very negative things and almost always have mental and physical effects on the participant and the people around him/her.

We probably all know someone who had been effected or are still effected by an addiction. We see what nasty consequences it brings to one's life and how it can quickly destroy it.

But why is a individual not labeled with an addiction if they are obsessed with good things?

I have a friend who runs 15 to 20 miles a day, yes, A DAY! He has to do this everyday or he feels like a piece of shit. Of course staying in shape is good for and why would anyone consider something good for you an addiction?

Just because it's good for you it's not an addiction? Yet every time we here of a Tiger Woods (sex addiction) Allen Iverson (gambling/alcohol) or any Hollywood Star (drugs) having said problems it is an addiction.

If Joe Blow gambles everyday and loses money it's an addiction. If Charles Barkley does it's a hobby because he has the money to blow. I guess if he were to lose lose all his money gambling it would then be an addiction.

Same Joe Blow gambles everyday and it's an addiction yet a Poker Pro gambles everyday and it's his job.


Tiger has sex with all these women and he is a sex addict? Porn stars have sex everyday and it's there job. If Tiger did all this while he were single there would have been nothing mentioned about sex addiction and he would never of sought treatment for same. He is obviously trying to save face and save his marriage so he hopefully regain some of his strayed followers.

I love how the media has portrayed these celebrities as victims. How they say it's no excuse but the money, power, and fame gives them vast opportunities to engage in such acts. The temptations are just to strong for them.

There are plenty of dudes making 30k a year that are married and out banging other chicks. Plenty of dudes making 30k out gambling and drinking it up. Plenty of dudes making 30k going to Pinetown to score dope.

The only difference between the rich VIP dude and and the 30k dude is quality.

VIP guy is having his orgies with super hot chicks where the 30k dude is banging assistant managers from Walmart. VIP guy gets drunk on Don Perignon and 30k dude is getting blitzed off a case of Natural Light. VIP guy is scoring the good blow but 30k dude is getting blow mixed with baking soda from a undercover cop.

I've said my peace and now in the immortal words of Iron Chef Chairman Takeshi Kaga....

討論 (debate).