Tiger was named athelete of the decade. To you agree?

You appear to be reacting to what the media choose to talk about. If you keep aside all the garbage reporting in the media, isn't Tiger a great golfer? He is recognized for his brilliance in the sport of golf -- and not because he is a saint. Why can't celebrities be imperfect? And who creates celebrities? The media. Who spreads meaningless gossip in society? The media. Who intrudes the private lives of people? The media. Why don't the news reporters learn to report only relevant and important issues? Because they have to increase their sale so they are not bothered about spreading garbage gossip. Don't allow yourself to be fooled by what media reports -- they are no gods either.

He deserved the award, and I'm glad he received it. He in unquestionably the greatest athlete of the decade. His personal life is his own problem and not the business of anyone else. It wasn't that he cheated in his marriage, it was that he lied about it. It was unfortunate that he didn't confess up front, and right away. If he had called a press conference, admitted to his infidelity, offered his wife a generous number of Millions, named all his other female conquests, and made it into a joke, he would be an American hero today!

I think his personal life should have little to do with the award. Sure he has no morals or scrupples but he did his job and he did his job well. There is no denying that, and he also brought a great deal of attention and money to the sport of golf. If not for Tiger golf would not have the audience it has today. So yes I think he does deserve the award. If you had a salesperson in the company outsell all the other salespeople in the company they are still salesperson of the year even if they cheated on their spouse, ones personal life and and one's job should not be considered one in the same. Now if you are carrying on at the office that is a different story but as far as I know Tiger was never carrying on while on the golf course.

I don't think Tiger deserved it. And it's nothing to do with the scandals in his personal life. That should always be separate from the athlete. But I disagree with the assertion that Tiger dominated his sport more others dominated theirs. Just in golf alone, Annika Sorenstam was equally as dominant as Tiger Woods. I don't think she got a single vote. And what about Lance Armstrong? Talk about dominance! THe real athlete of the decade, in my opinion, should have been Roger Federer, with Tiger coming in a few votes behind. Federer plays a true sport and has won an impressive 61 titles with around 20 Grand Slam titles. He's been ranked as the top player for nearly all of the last 5 years, and unlike golf, there's no time to walk and think your shot through 36 or more different times a tournament. It's fast-paced play vs. an actual opponent. In golf, winning is as much about not beating yourself as it is scoring lower than your opponents. In tennis, you have to bring the same type of flawless, dominating performance, only at uber-speeds and for a longer duration. The strain is on your mind and body at a breakneck pace. And tennis is not one game every now and again -- it's a legitimate tournament tree, where you have to beat multiple opponents to win a title. Tiger's the best golfer playing today and will probably go down as the greatest of all time. But truthfully, golf is so bereft of any talent to match Woods', it's literally considered a must-see event if anyone even threatens to go shot-to-shot with the guy. Federer players a far more talent-heavy sport. Congrats to Tiger for winning, but I don't understand why other pure dominant athletes were overlooked. It seems like they were trying to run a popularity contest -- Brady getting, I think, 6 votes and Manning only getting 1! Insanity

Yes, I think that Tiger Woods deserved that title, because no athlete should be sanctioned in his field because of his personal life. If we measure achievment in personal life, we should give awards for "Best husband/wife" "Best Father" etc. When an award "Athlete of the decade" is given, then it should go to the best athlete out there. However, golf is not a popular sport in my country and I all I know about Tiger Woods is his name and that he the best in golf for a lot of years now. If I was to vote, I would never give my vote for him, becaus I would never even think about his name in the first place. But after I read about his achievements I agree that he is the one that dominate most over his rivals in his sport.

Tiger woods is a normal person. He just made a mistake.I'm not shocked.

scandals aside, everyone has to admit that Tiger Woods performed exceptionally well in golf. to that criteria, yes, he deserves to be named athlete of the decade based on his accomplishments. he just isn't setting a good example to the fans and children who look up to him, and he's not exactly the role model people perceived him to be. athlete of the decade? yes. person? no.