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Oh, here we go. It's a Wednesday full of news today live in Los Angeles. This is the herd wherever you may be and however you may be listening. We are on Fox Sports Radio. I heart radio and FS1 herd brought to you by Jersey Mike subs. Be a sub above. Joy Taylor is joining me yesterday at the end of the show. The last 10 minutes we heard about the accident for Tiger Woods, which is about 30 minutes from my house.

I'm also on a road. I've driven on more than once. That is treacherous and across our 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 he is okay. And he's they also these conscious and talking so hopefully we'll get better news as the day progresses.

Let me start with some Tiger Woods. If you felt sick the your 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.

I think 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 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 average 29 and a half million viewers. The following year the finals with a New York Nick's 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 a hundred and one million dollars 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 far was.

He was Southern. He had that Midwestern Packer charm and he was cool enough for the coasts and he retired in 2010 and 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 in 1991.

Pre Tiger no golfer made a million dollars in earnings nine years later 45 did Tiger was his own economy Michael Jordan was his own economy.

He would crush you but he doubled everybody's paycheck. He changed our viewing habits. He changed our Sundays.

We all bought golf clubs. We couldn't even sometimes afford them. It made you feel kind of like an athlete.

He didn't wear pink pants. He wore a red shirt. He had muscles. He looked like a rover back in the NFL that would light you up if you caught a ball and didn't keep your head down.

Tiger Woods to me has always been a gift. A flawed, mesmerizing, gifted, powerful, polarizing gift.

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