Athletes are seen as public figures all around the world and little mistake done can take down everything they have built so far.
Some of this athletes or sport person lose important things as start to build from the scratch.
Some try as much as possible to get themselves back on their feet but became very tough for them.
This article is focused on some of the athletes that are in involved in one scandal or the other in the world of sport.
Tiger Woods
Tiger” Woods is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men’s major championships, and holds numerous golf records. Woods is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time and is one of the most famous athletes in modern history. He is an inductee of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
In 2009 Elin Nordegren chased Woods after reading his text messages and finding intimate ones between him and a lover.
It was bad, but it became 12 times as bad with the 12 following women who admitted Tiger’s infidelity and said they had had an affair with him at a certain time in his marriage.
In December, after having his personal life on the cover of a newspaper for seemingly weeks on end, Woods announced he would take an indefinite leave from golf; remember, this was in the midst of his prime.
Woods divorced, lost custody of his kids and has never truly returned to being the best in the golf world that he once was.
Michael Vick
Michael Dwayne Vick is a former American football quarterback. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he is the NFL leader in quarterback rushing yards and was the league’s first quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.
In 2007, Vick was implicated in a dog fighting ring scandal that had apparently been going on for five years. Numerous dogs of Vick’s were killed, and many more harmed and destroyed mentally beyond belief.
It was huge when Vick was arrested, and it shocked the NFL world. When he was eligible to play again, his former team, the Falcons, like many others, refused to take in the convict.
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players and scorers of all time.
In 2003, it was reported that Kobe Bryant had been arrested for sexually assaulting a hotel employee in California. If this was true, he faced probation to life.
The woman refused to testify in court, so it was settled outside, but Bryant adamantly stated that, though he was married, he never assaulted her and the sex was purely consensual.
Pete Rose
Peter Edward Rose Sr. also known by his nickname “Charlie Hustle”, is an American former professional baseball player and manager. Rose played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963 to 1986, most prominently as a member of the Cincinnati Reds team known as the Big Red Machine for their dominance of the National League in the 1970s. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Montreal Expos. During and after his playing career, he served as the manager of the Reds from 1984 to 1989. Pete Rose gamble while he was the manager of Reds, this eventually led to his demise, and to the fact that he is permanently banned from MLB and the Hall of Fame ballot.
Diego Maradona
During the 1986 World Cup, Argentine Diego Maradona scored the most controversial and scandalous goal in soccer history. This match was a quarterfinal encounter between Argentina and England.
At 0-0 in the 51st minute, Maradona, arguably the greatest footballer ever, received a pass in front of goal—he proceeded to tap the ball in with his hand.
Maradona later admitted to cheating and gave his hand the name “Hand of God.”
