Johnny Manziel Tells The Story Of Tiger Woods Denying Him His Autograph
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Before Johnny Manziel took over College Station, won the Heisman, and got drafted by the Cleveland Browns, he was just an average American kid who was infatuated with sports. Not only did Johnny toss around the pigskin growing up, but he loved the game of golf–especially the biggest star in the game, Tiger Woods. During a recent interview, which is set to appear in the December issue of Golf Digest, Manziel tells the story of the first interaction he had with his golf hero.
From Golf Digest:
[I was] About 9 or 10. My dad played in a member-guest at Isleworth every year with a friend, and we’d take our family vacation to Orlando. One day I ended up playing with a bunch of kids at the house of Thurman Thomas [Pro Football Hall of Famer], of all people. I think he was friends with some of our family friends. Somehow we heard that Tiger was out playing on a nearby course [The Golden Bear Club at Keene’s Pointe], so another guy and I ran out there looking for him. it was a really quiet day. Tiger was playing a practice round all by himself.
We saw Tiger on the 16th hole and asked for his autograph, and he said to catch him right after the round. I was sitting about 100 yards from the 18th green, and he drove by in a cart and was pulling his hat really, really low. I remember him saying, “No autographs today.”
We’ve all been there. You grow up idolizing some ball player, actor, or musician, and you’re crushed to find out he or she is a complete dick in real life.
Still, it’s funny to think of little Johnny with his Scotty Cameron putter in hand, patiently waiting for Woods at the eighteenth, only to have Tiger blow by him in a golf cart mumbling “Not today, kid.”
Sounds like classic Tiger.
Feel free to share the worst interactions you’ve had with athletes in the comment section. Just let the pain out, gentlemen..
Tiger probably bogeyed the last hole and took it out on a kid cus he’s a fucking degenerate
11 years ago at 10:26 pmMy grandfather owns a minor league baseball team, which is now affiliated with the Texas Rangers. They were formerly affiliated with the White Sox and Pirates. I used to practically live at the stadium and got to know some of the guys pretty well. I’ve grown close to the likes of Andrew McCutchen and Jurrickson Profar over the years. Jose Bautista played on the team for two years but I don’t really remember him. I’ve also met many former major leaguers and personel such as Johnny Bench, Pudge Rodriguez, and John Daniels. Of course being a rich kid getting in pissed off 19 year olds faces, I would got put in trash cans and was essentially their pledge. All in all with all the players and people I’ve met in baseball almost all have been cordial and pleasant.
11 years ago at 10:39 pmWas on the same flight to Turks and Caicos as Bob Knight, and he pretended like I did not exist when I told him I loved Indiana… No wonder why that psychotic fuck was on the plane alone and got divorced twice already
11 years ago at 11:33 pmProbably too late to get seen, but I do TV/Camera work for a baseball and basketball. This year when the Pirates were in town there was this kid all decked out in Pirates gear and he’s trying to get Andrew McCutchen’s attention. He keeps yelling at him while he’s taking BP “Hey Cutch, can I get your autograph” and what not. Finally McCutchen comes over to the kid and says “Sorry man, I’m not giving out any autographs today….” then kid starts to look sad and the McCutchen continues “but I’ll give you my bat” and he gave the kid his fucking bat and signed it and took pictures with the kid and his mom. By far the coolest thing I’ve seen an athlete do for a fan.
11 years ago at 1:31 amnever happened to me cause I’ve never been some snob nose punk ass kid who private course hops just to see a professional playing the sport that they love and trying to enjoy it for that matter and I’ve never tried to rip their hearts out either so yeah johnny manziel can suck a dick and i met dr. j once and we were cool about it i met him at a magic game when i was like 10 or something and i met dwight howard at the college shooting hoops at the gym twice when i snuck in cause idgaf about going to school and i met casey powell at his indoor camp and in long island when i saw him and ryan play the lizards on the rattlers and i met mike stanley who caught for nolan ryan on the rangers and deion sanders when he played for the reds he told my brother who had no shoes on to put some shoes on he was like this boy aint got no shoes on and i guess that it for now thank you for reading
11 years ago at 12:37 pmA couple years back, some of the UNC basketball players were playing in a local charity event against the top high school players in the state. My stepbrother was invited to play, so my whole family decided to go, well when we got there we noticed Tyler Hansbrough was signing autographs. Being born and raised in NC, I was a huge UNC and Hansbrough fan so obviously I was excited. My sister and I went over to him and asked him to sign our N. Carolina basketballs, well when we did he grabbed the basketballs, signed his name then shoved them back in our chests without once even looking at us. Haven’t been a fan since.
11 years ago at 5:18 pmNC guy, too. The only time I truly hated UNC basketball was during the Hansbrough era. He goes out to clubs in Wilmington sometimes and wears jorts and dragon t-shirts not ironically, which pretty much sums up his personality in a nutshell.
11 years ago at 11:35 amThe year: 2008. The setting: The Houston Supercross. We got pit passes from my brothers friend, so of course we went to meet the riders after watching them race. Almost every rider was out there, but I had my mind set on one: Ricky Carmichael.. I sprinted to his trailer and anxiously awaited the arrival of one of my childhood heroes. He came out of his trailer, and I stare at him, reaching out with a sharpie and a pennant. He throws an empty monster can at the crowd, and walks to a golf cart with his entourage. The guy was a fucking dick.
11 years ago at 8:01 pmStopped in for a burrito at a Chipotle in Newport, and there was only one other person in line. Kobe Bryant. Talked to him while we were in line about summer in Orange County, and got a pic with him before walked out and drove away in his Maybach. Surprisingly a very cool guy, but doesn’t touch Chipotle…for his kids.
11 years ago at 9:58 pmI was chilling at a high school event supporting some family and saw Andrew Luck in the stands. I went to take a picture with him and he told me he “preferred selfie mode”. I tried to do a money sign pose because Johnny Football is more chill and he wasn’t having it.
11 years ago at 11:49 pmMy girlfriend’s bestfriend is cousins with Wes Welker and after the Oklahoma State Texas Tech game, we all got to hang out with him. I had a broken jaw and had my mouth wired shut from it and he was asking about it and felt really sorry for me. Now every time he sees his cousin he asks how my jaw is doing. It’s crazy that he still remembers my name. Really great guy and a real class act.
11 years ago at 12:02 pm