Almost one year after the fateful car accident that ruined his image--and his marriage--Tiger Woods is entering a rebuilding phase, according his Op Ed today in Newsweek.
He writes:
This much is obvious now: my life was out of balance, and my priorities were out of order. I made terrible choices and repeated mistakes. I hurt the people whom I loved the most. And even beyond accepting the consequences and responsibility, there is the ongoing struggle to learn from my failings. At first, I didn't want to look inward. Frankly, I was scared of what I would find--what I had become. But I'm grateful that I did examine my life because it has made me more grounded than I've ever been; I hope that with reflection will come wisdom.
Wood's divorce was finalized in August, and last month Radar Online revealed Elin's whopping $110 million settlement.
The notoriously private golfer also joined the Twitter-verse Wednesday with his first personal tweet since the account was activated in June 2009. "What's up everyone. Finally decided to try out twitter!" he Tweeted at 11:08 a.m.
Within an hour, Woods acquired up 30,000 followers. Sensing skeptics, he followed with another tweet several hours later. "Yep, it's me. I think I like this twitter thing. You guys are awesome. Thanks for all the love."
Though thankful for his fans as he moves forward, Woods notes that others still wish to capitalize on his mistakes.
I have a lasting gratitude to those who stood by me in ways large and small. Unfortunately, opportunists are trying still to cash in on my troubles, no matter how irresponsible or ridiculous their claims may be.