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Originally Posted by MJK
Well I dislike Tiger a lot...he is very arrogant. I am willing to bet he has paid off a doctor to say his leg really does have a stress fracture. Anyone who has experienced an acl or mcl tear or even a strain will know how difficult it is to walk on and especially BEND DOWN. Tiger didn't seem to have any trouble doing this unless he made a bad shot.
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There is not an ounce of truth to be found anywhere near that statement. As someone who had a completely torn acl, I was able to run, play hockey, ski, whatever on it 90% of the time with no problems after a scope to fix up the miniscus and cartilege. Outside of the first couple weeks when I was on crutches, I had no trouble bending down or walking. He tore it last year, so he'd have no trauma from the acl tear itself by now. The thing that made me eventually opt for the acl reconstruction surgery was that was easy to re-injure, hyperextend, give out etc. I am guessing the torn acl itself was not the problem, but the root of other problems. After recovering from the initial trauma, a torn acl is completely pain free, and does not inhibit movement whatsoever, and that is essentially the problem, it offers no support and you end up messing up other parts of your leg and knee when doing high intensity activities.
As to your other statement, did you even watch the tournament. Many of his winces were after some of his best shots.