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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009
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Inspire Us, Tiger

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(Newser) – Ignore the nonstop gloom and doom of economic news to consider a wonderful thing: Tiger Woods is playing golf again. Woods has been rehabbing his left knee since just after his gutsy 2008 US Open win settled forever the question of whether a golfer could be called an “athlete,” writes Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post, and his return should remind us “that extraordinary feats can, indeed, be accomplished.”

With two masterful holes Wednesday in Arizona, Woods announced that he was back, and Robinson was cheering. “It's easy to look at the latest unemployment figures and feel depressed, easy to behold the wreckage of the financial system and feel overwhelmed. It's easy to feel lost and powerless,” Robinson writes. “We could use a reason to believe in miracles.”

Tiger Woods watches his second shot on the eighth hole during the second round of the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, in Marana, Ariz.
Tiger Woods watches his second shot on the eighth hole during the second round of the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, in Marana, Ariz.   (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Tiger Woods lines up his putt on the third hole his opening round match against Brendan Jones at the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship, Feb. 25, 2009, in Marana, Ariz.
Tiger Woods lines up his putt on the third hole his opening round match against Brendan Jones at the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship, Feb. 25, 2009, in Marana, Ariz.   (AP Photo/Matt York)
Tiger Woods smile after his 4 and 2 loss to Tim Clark in the second round of the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, in Marana, Ariz.
Tiger Woods smile after his 4 and 2 loss to Tim Clark in the second round of the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, in Marana, Ariz.   (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Have a good year, Tiger. Remind us that we're limited only by our imaginations.
A nation turns its lonely
eyes to you. - Eugene Robinson

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jaguarj
Feb 27, 09 10:52 AM CST
Oh Please...what B.S. Reply
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RobN
Feb 27, 09 11:37 AM CST
Yes, I feel inspired because an incredibly wealthy man took advantage of the best health care available and is back to playing a game for a living. I'm sure that anybody who's been laid off feels much better. God Bless America. Reply
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