"For many, my behavior has been a major disappointment, my behavior has caused considerable worry to my business partners and everyone involved in my business, but most importantly to the young people we influence, I apologize"
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The intent is triage. Woods isn’t speaking only as a husband or individual; he’s speaking as a brand with investors. By centering “business partners” and “everyone involved in my business,” he acknowledges the real fallout of a modern sports icon: endorsements, sponsorships, and the machinery that monetizes trust. The apology isn’t simply moral; it’s economic.
The subtext is about audience management. He widens the circle of harm from “many” to “business partners” to “young people we influence,” escalating from disappointed fans to stakeholders to a moral community. That “we” is doing heavy lifting: it spreads accountability across the whole celebrity ecosystem while also subtly reminding listeners that he still occupies a leadership role worth preserving.
Context matters: this came at the peak of Woods’ fall from invincible superhero to tabloid subject, when athletic greatness collided with a culture newly addicted to the scandal cycle. The line tries to stitch his image back together by affirming the one thing fame demands even more than honesty: control.
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Woods, Tiger. (2026, February 16). For many, my behavior has been a major disappointment, my behavior has caused considerable worry to my business partners and everyone involved in my business, but most importantly to the young people we influence, I apologize. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/for-many-my-behavior-has-been-a-major-152623/
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Woods, Tiger. "For many, my behavior has been a major disappointment, my behavior has caused considerable worry to my business partners and everyone involved in my business, but most importantly to the young people we influence, I apologize." FixQuotes. February 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/for-many-my-behavior-has-been-a-major-152623/.
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"For many, my behavior has been a major disappointment, my behavior has caused considerable worry to my business partners and everyone involved in my business, but most importantly to the young people we influence, I apologize." FixQuotes, 16 Feb. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/for-many-my-behavior-has-been-a-major-152623/. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.







