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238:: "It's too bad that something I said in jest was turned into something it's not. But I didn't mean anything by it and I'm sorry if I offend anybody. If Tiger is offended by it, I apologize to him, too. I have nothing but the utmost respect for Tiger as a person and an athlete."; Zoeller's comments and his half-hearted ifpology were news for days and resulted in his being dropped from a commercial tie-in with
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230:: "If the remarks on the tape left anyone with the impression that I was disrespectful to either Governor Cuomo or Italian-Americans, then I deeply regret it." A famous example involved racially insensitive remarks made by golfer
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for describing her as a "fucking bitch". After the story went public, Yoho had apologized for the "abrupt manner of the conversation" he had with her but denied having used those words.
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1042:The New York Times
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603:"Say You're Sorry"
420:Mistakes were made
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175:William Schneider
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