Golf : the knee of the Tiger.

Like everything "Tigerish", Woods's knee is to be revered. Since last weekend, as the euqal of Achilles's heel or Cleopatra's nose

The Tiger's US Open knee antics were nevertheless painfully -no pun- remindful of the notorious muscle cramps too often called to the rescue by tennis players in search of a lethal weapon : after all, his cramps won Michael Chang a French tennis open versus a perplexed, then angry, eventually beaten Lendl.

Considering the tournament was won after 19 extra holes, it is not that far-fetched to believe Woods's knee acting help Mediate miss at least once and cost him the title.

It was no acting and the Tiger truly hurt ? Then, he should have been a better actor and hidden it. Contrary to Chang, Woods has proved he could win Majors without knee trouble or muscle spasms.

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