When asked indirectly about his breakup with Lindsey Vonn on Tuesday – How might this news affect your performance? – Tiger Woods didn’t dodge or dismiss the question.
He spoke candidly.
“Obviously it does affect me,” he said. “It is tough. There’s no doubt. I’m not going to lie about that.”
Woods even elaborated, saying that this time of year is always tough, because Sunday also marked the nine-year anniversary of the death of his father, Earl.
“I haven’t slept,” he said.
That quote found its way into the top headlines on most major worldwide websites and newspapers – Woods showing human emotion after years of detachment.