Tiger Woods’ mother, Kultida, was on hand at Ponte Vedra Beach to support her son. After Tiger finished with his statement, she spoke with the media saying:
“You know what? I’m so proud to be his mother. Period. This thing, it teaches him, just like golf. When he changes a swing… he wants to get better… He will start getting better… it’s just like that. Golf is just like life, when you make a mistake, you learn from your mistake and move on stronger. That’s the way he is.
“As a human being everyone has faults, makes mistakes and sins. We all do. But, we move on when we make a mistake and learn from it. I am upset the way [the] media treated him like he’s a criminal…he didn’t kill anybody, he didn’t do anything illegal… They’ve being carrying on from Thanksgiving until now, that’s not right!
“People don’t understand that Tiger has a very good heart and soul. Sometimes I think there is a complete double standard… He tried to improve himself.”
‘When you make a mistake you learn from it and move on, that’s the way life is, that’s a human being. We’re not good, and he never claimed he was God. If anyone tells me to condemn him, I say look at yourself first. ... I would … look in their eyes and tell them you’re not God!”
Asked about her emotions, she responded: “Upset… This thing is a family matter… It’s not easy to be him. … [People] go to work 8 to 5 and go home to have a life with the family. Tiger can’t do that. You have to look at human side, human make mistake, he[‘s] not God.”