Steve Williams, $12m Slave.

[drdel]

I see Steve Williams is promoting his book with an assertion he was a slave to Tiger Woods.

$12m and 13 years - he certainly had some stamina and was a glutton for punishment to keep allowing himself to be treated as a slave.

My recollection of history ain't to good but I didn't think many slaves were paid anything.

 

[ger147]

He must be ragin' being stuck on 14 majors, is he ever gonna catch Jack?

 

[Stuey01]

Steve Williams is a dbag of the highest order.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I'm heartbroken for him - is he still the highest paid "sportsman" in NZ ?

There are lots of bad stories about him floating around the tour

 

[banacek303]

Yes and he didn't have to wear a gimp suit and stay locked in the basement either.

 

[pbrown7582]

Steve Williams is a dbag of the highest order.

the quotes are hyped up to sell the book!

The slave bit is apparently down to having to pick tigers clubs up when he tossed them in the direction of the bag in steady of politely handing them back to super stevie. Appears caddy work was actually below the great one despite his making millions from it!

 

[Norrin Radd]

always struck me as a total knob and an arrogant one at that.

 

[chrisd]

well that's one book I might resist buying!

 

[londonlewis]

I bet his book is boring as hell. The approach he has taken 'making himself out to be a victim' doesn't make me want to pick it up.

Exactly as drdel put it - it can't have been that bad if you put up with it for 13 years.

 

[ShankyBoy]

Expect it in the 99p book bin after xmas.

 

[Kellfire]

Looks like the marketing is working a treat given the level of hatred that is being aimed at a caddy.

No publicity is bad publicity etc.

 

[Jimaroid]

Although it's a choice quote for his book it's not an unusual feeling for caddies is it? In fact, isn't almost the exact same feeling covered in Lawrence Donegan's Four Iron In The Soul?

And I'm pretty sure we've all been in situations where we've been unhappy in our job but put up with it because of what it pays. I don't know much about Steve Williams but I can imagine Tiger being a very difficult person to work for. So what's wrong with Williams wanting to express how he felt about it?

 

[pokerjoke]

I don't think we can make a full judgement from one excerpt from his book,they obviously had a good working relationship up until the last year but that could easily have been down to Tiger.
Tiger was a winner a perfectionist and wanted to win more than any other golfer he wanted to be the best ever.
With all that was going on behind Steve's back with Tigers personal life I bet he was unbearable at times.
Im sure Steve was no saint either but he does say he was working very hard to help Tiger achieve his goals.

Yes he probably was wrong to say "slave" because he was Woods employee after all and a very well payed one at that.

Its a book that will make him thousands and I suppose it needs a bit of controversy to promote it that's what marketing does.

Buy it after xmas at half price for what I think will be a good read.

 

[Tashyboy]

For the sole reason "he is dishing the dirt". It will sell

The Tiger circus was a very close knit one. For someone to speak out now. It will sell.

Am sure on this forum someone wil set a post going on "a story" revealed from the same book

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I think it is a great shame that people who are already hugely wealthy feel the need to "tell all" in order to make even more cash. I don't believe Tiger has hit the media slagging off Williams so why does Williams feel the need? No scores need settling as far as I can tell. Whatever his feelings he did very well out of Tiger Woods and putting the boot in to someone who raised his standard of living so significantly is poor.

I am sure the PR people are well aware of the hoo haa that will be created by a white man claiming to be a slave of a black American but it really is cheap and nasty.

I'm no great fan of Woods as a person but people putting the boot into him when they did very nicely off the back of him is pretty two faced and says a great deal about those involved.

 

[MendieGK]

I think it is a great shame that people who are already hugely wealthy feel the need to "tell all" in order to make even more cash. I don't believe Tiger has hit the media slagging off Williams so why does Williams feel the need? No scores need settling as far as I can tell. Whatever his feelings he did very well out of Tiger Woods and putting the boot in to someone who raised his standard of living so significantly is poor.

I am sure the PR people are well aware of the hoo haa that will be created by a white man claiming to be a slave of a black American but it really is cheap and nasty.

I'm no great fan of Woods as a person but people putting the boot into him when they did very nicely off the back of him is pretty two faced and says a great deal about those involved.

Thing is, Hank Haney got criticised for doing the same thing, however, the book was a really interesting read, and actually paints Tiger in a fairly good light.

Hank was clearly aware that he was very lucky to be in the position he was in, and it came across in the book.

I'd be suprised if Steves book didn't end up reading in a similar vain. I read the 'Slave' comment in an extract earlier, and I think its seems like a throwaway comment, however, its clearly going to help sell the book, as i didnt even know this book was coming out, and i now want to read it

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Mendie - Context is everything and you make a very good point. The use of the word slave is very loaded though and I think it was poor judgement to use it. You are right though, the book needs to be seen in its entirety.

 

[Tongo]

Mendie - Context is everything and you make a very good point. The use of the word slave is very loaded though and I think it was poor judgement to use it. You are right though, the book needs to be seen in its entirety.

A monumentally poor choice of word. Far too many connotations. Particularly poor choice given that its in a book and not just an interview.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Well it grabs headlines but you don't stay with anyone for that length of time if you're unhappy with the situation. Sounds likes a typical Williams sour grape comment

 

[North Mimms]

Yes and he didn't have to wear a gimp suit and stay locked in the basement either.

You have to pay extra for that...