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Joining company with Tiger Woods, Madeleine Albright and George Soros, Gates was named one of Time Magazine's 25 most influential Americans, adding to the legend of the already-legendary DuBois professor of the humanities...
...admit, it wasn't the boldest prediction, but...remember that stuff I said about Tiger Woods earlier this school year? Remember what I was saying about being a once-in-a-generation, history-making athlete? Remember when I told everyone to make sure they watched what he did because it was going to be revolutionary? 'Nuff said...
...know that Tiger is probably a better bet, but he was expecting it. There was no relief for him, this was just the beginning. Tiger's dad is another option, but he believes that Tiger is going to save the world, so this is not such a big deal...
Phil Knight, on the other hand, had a lot riding on this kid. You see, Phil Knight is the CEO of Nike. You know, that company that gave Tiger Woods $60 million guaranteed? Nike is that company that airs all of those advertisements about Tiger and hopes that he will be THE person to sell gazillions of dollars in golf merchandise. Yeah, I think they were pretty friggin' excited about the whole thing...
...would it have been for Nike if Tiger had collapsed in that final round, pulled a Greg Norman, blown it all. Pretty bad I'd say. Tiger and his family have confidence that can spill over. Moreover, Nike has assured its future no matter what happens. The fact is, Nike has more on the line than Tiger does...