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The last 10 minutes we heard about the accident for Tiger Woods, which is about 30 minutes from my house on a road I've driven on more than once. That is treacherous.

And the cost are fingers and feel I think somewhat fortunate this morning Tiger Woods has injuries but is in stable condition.

Yes, very good news that he is okay. And he's also, he's conscious and talking. So hopefully we'll get better news as the day progresses.

Alright, let me start with some Tiger Woods. If you felt sick the year stomach yesterday afternoon, that is okay. So did I. Tiger Woods was different.

Tiger Woods was driving way too fast on a road nobody should drive fast on. He has through the years liked driving fast. It mirrors his life.

Tiger Woods was on TV by three. I'm told had an agent by 11 was a legend by 15 worshiped by 20 and a hero to many by 25.

And as one of the great writers of the 20th century's once wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald, find me a hero and I'll write you a tragedy.

This morning fortunately it's not a tragedy, but Tiger Woods has a special place in a lot of people's lives. He changed the way I looked at golf.

It became cool athletic alpha. I wanted to go play. The reality is the only athlete in my life who can say that is Michael Jordan.

Michael Jordan's last game in the NBA had 36 million viewers. Last year's finals had eight.

The last series Michael Jordan ever played in against Utah averaged 29 and a half million viewers. The following year the finals with a New York

next team was half of that Tiger Woods first two masters appearances. He didn't have quite a brand yet got an NFL playoff rating of 14.

That was double the average. They used to call it in sports intelligence. That's a company they Tiger Woods effect that when he started on the tour.

People made $101 million in prize money. By the time he left they made 300. Tiger Woods would crush and humiliate you. But he doubled your paycheck and players always understood that.

Think how popular Brett Farve was. He was Southern. He had that Midwestern Packer charm and he was cool enough for the coasts and he retired in 2010.

The ratings didn't move in 2011. Golf has been around before almost every sport in the world. Half the master's audience left when Tiger did.

He made a million dollars early in his career for an appearance fee. Arnold Palmer in over 50 years made $3.6 million golfing.

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