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Woods Hopes Sponsors Will Give Him A Second Chance

NY Sports Journalism, Tuesday, April 6, 2010 10:41 AM

Barry Janoff focuses on Tiger Woods' comments about his relationships with the brands he's touted over the years during a 30-minute press conference at The Masters in Augusta, Ga., yesterday. Accenture, AT&T and PepsiCo's Gatorade cut ties with Woods; Nike and Ea Sports remain actively in his camp. Other marketing partners include P&G's Gillette, Tag Heuer, Upper Deck, NetJets and TLC Vision.

"Do I understand why they dropped me? Of course," Woods said. "I made a lot of mistakes on my part. I totally understand why they would do that."

Woods said that he and his representatives have been in touch with his sponsors and hopes that he "can prove to the other companies going forward that I am a worthy investment, that I can help their company grow and represent them well."

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