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List Price: $12.00 | | Publisher: Broadway
Salesrank: 941597
Released: January 5, 1998 |
| Our Price: $232.19 |
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| Media: Paperback |
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Editorial Review:
Record-breaking media sensation Tiger Woods has moved beyond the fairway to take the world by storm. After becoming the first golfer in history to win three straight U.S. Amateur titles, his win at the 1997 Masters Tournament gave him a permanent place in the record book: youngest player to win, lowest score ever, and first African-American player to win. In Tiger, John Strege, golf writer and longtime friend with unparalled access to Woods and his family, takes us behind the scenes of this incredible life--from the time Tiger picked up a golf club at age nine months, to his first hole in one at age six, to his unprecedented domination of junior, amateur, and now high-stakes professional golf.
Packed with personal anecdotes from family, friends, teammates, and coaches, as well as what it's like to play on a course with Tiger from golf greats such as Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, Tiger provides a riveting shot-by-shot account of Woods's life up through the 1997 season. It details the unshakable relationship with his parents, the racial issues that have surrounded him, and the string of almost mythical successes that have carried him all the way to Niketown.
A role model for young and old alike, Tiger Woods and his story will capture the minds and hearts of sports fans everywhere.
Description of Tiger: A Biography of Tiger Woods:
Appearing within months of golfing sensation Tiger Woods's record-shattering win at the Masters, this appreciative portrait benefits from the author's friendship with the Woods family. (California-based sports journalist John Strege has been covering the 21-year-old golfer since he was 14.) Tiger comes across as genuinely nice and capable of being just one of the guys, despite the astonishing abilities already evident when he first swung a cut-down golf club as a 9-month-old toddler. Strege's snappy prose captures the excitement Woods has brought to a sport most Americans used to consider dull.
Tiger: A Biography of Tiger Woods Reviews:
A Biography of Tiger Woods 
2004-11-30 - This amazing book written by John Strege should be read by all young golfers. This book tells about how Tiger and his family have to live through the struggles of racism and how Tiger prevails over other golfers. Tiger is an ordinary boy growing up except that he's black. At 5 years old Tiger was playing exceptional golf. Tiger travels all around the U.S.A. to play in golf tournaments and only gets better along the way. The theme is about Tiger going from good to great. I loved this story because of all the suspense that builds up and how tiger achieved greatness in the golf world.
A Biography of Tiger Woods
2004-11-30 - This amazing book written by John Strege should be read by all young golfers. This book tells about how Tiger and his family have to live through the struggles of racism and how Tiger prevails over other golfers. Tiger is an ordinary boy growing up except that he's black. At 5 years old Tiger was playing exceptional golf. Tiger travels all around the U.S.A. to play in golf tournaments and only gets better along the way. The theme is about Tiger going from good to great. I loved this story because of all the suspense that builds up and how tiger achieved greatness in the golf world.
Biography Gone Bad! 
2004-06-15 - This book really had very little informative stuff. This guy obviously does not know how to write a good biography. It was sooo boring and there really wasen't that much stuff. It almost seems like John Strege collected a lot of newspapers and got some info. from the internet and went straight on to write what he calls a "biography". It's nothing but a summary a lot of games played by Tiger...nothing more! It doesn't go much into his personal life, if that's what you want.
Tiger Woods a Superstar 
2002-10-31 - I read this book a couple of weeks ago for a book report in my english and i would rate it about a four out of a five. I like most of it but some of it didn't need to be in the book. There is a part about his swing and it was not very nessecry to add. That is one thing they could have kept out. Another thing that inpressed me alot was that they had alot about the first tournment he played in on the Tour. They also had alot of first like his first hole in one, his first best round, and the first time he played in a tournment. The best part of the book from my opionen is the part where they talked about how he was going to go the Stanford to play golf. The coach at Stanford was watching him play when he was 13 years old. Also, he played with Jack Nickulus, a great golfer when he was a child, at a camp in Florida. He was getting into the pros when he was about 20 years old. That is one of the youngest players ever to play on tour up intill today. The coach of Stanford was a very good golfer a long time ago named Mr. Goodwin. He made the program at Stanford very well and and developed. What made him such a good golfer was when he was young he went to the range and hit balls more then he played on the course.
Good biography
2002-09-08 - A good biography of Tiger. Goes into details of his growing up period, his life during college and as an amateur. Well written.
Old now and hence some facts have changed. Covers till his professional debut, still very interesting reading
