Tiger Woods is back. After a few months of respite from his work as a professional golfer, Tiger Woods called a press conference Monday to announce his comeback in the sport which gave him fame and gave some details on the controversies that ruined his career. This time, he allowed the media to ask him questions. However, some media personnel observed that Woods statements were not that sincere and a hype. Jay Mariotti of FanHouse has this to say about Woods’ press conference. “He wanted this news conference to be the first day of the rest of his life, the beginning of a sea change in his approach to family and humankind. But my conclusion, after sitting in a humid room with 206 other journalists and listening to his orchestrated and often suspicious answers, is that he’s nowhere near a state of believability.”

There were also some questions that were not addressed by Woods saying that it’s a personal matter. Nevertheless, there are new revelations that we have learned from that press con specifically his ties with Dr. Anthony Galea. The Canadian doctor is facing charges for illegal possession of steroids and HGH. The federal authorities are currently conducting an investigation on Dr Galea for the possibility that he prescribed illegal steroids and HGH to professional athletes including Tiger Woods. In December last year, there were already speculations that Woods was probably on steroids but his camp ignored the issue.

Woods confirmed that he availed the services of Dr Galea to treat his right Achilles’ tendon in December of 2008. “I had PRP, platelet-enriched plasma treatments. As you all know, in 2008, I blew out my ACL, and part of my reconstruction with my LCL, it wasn’t reacting properly -it was a little bit stuck. And so I had the PRP injection,” Woods said. He sought the services of Dr Galea for the doctor’s expertise in platelet-rich plasma treatment. The procedure has become popular to athletes suffering from injuries because it helps them recover faster. Woods also said that there were repeated injections of PRP throughout the year because of a recurring injury. He also tried hyperbaric chambers after the injections to help in the healing process. The series of treatment from Dr Galea helped him to continue playing golf.

Tiger Woods categorically denied that he was involved in the use of steroids or HGH and that Dr Galea did not gave him steroids and HGh as part of the treatment. “He did come to my house. He never gave me HGH or any PEDs,” said Woods. “I’ve never taken that my entire life. I’ve never taken any illegal drug, ever, for that matter,” he added. But with the benefits of steroids and HGH which can also help in the recovery after injuries, many are still in doubt whether Woods is telling the truth.

In the press conference, Woods confirmed that he underwent 45 days of rehab. But this is not in connection with the use of any drugs. He admitted that he reached the lowest moment of his life and he keeps on lying to himself and the people around him. He only realized these things when he underwent the therapy. Here are some of the excerpts of his response to the press as quoted from Fanhouse.

“What I’ve done the past years has been just terrible to my family. And the fact I won golf tournaments, I think, is irrelevant. It’s the pain and the damage that I’ve caused to my wife, my mom, my wife’s family. My kids going forward — I’m going to have to explain all this to them. You know, that’s my responsibility. I did it. And winning golf tournaments, I think through all of this is irrelevant compared to the damage I’ve caused. As part of where I was at, I was rationalizing and in total denial. Whatever I did, I lied to myself, I lied to others, and just because I was winning golf tournaments doesn’t mean a thing. The way I was thinking caused so much harm to the people that I love and care about the most on this planet.”

The athlete of the decade is excited about the Masters Golf Tournament opening on Thursday and was asked about his expectations. “Nothing’s changed. I’m going to go out there and try to win this thing,” Woods replied.

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