Tiger Discusses Comeback

Tiger Woods is gradually getting himself back into shape to return to competitive golf. The unquestioned top player in the game is recovering from ACL surgery on his left knee; the last time he played was at Torrey Pines when he won a thrilling U.S. Open.

In an interview Scott Van Pelt Show on ESPN Radio, Woods said he's riding a stationary bike as part of his rehabilitation. He didn't set a timetable for his return, but said, "It's getting better. I'm finally able to start doing some rehab, start moving this thing around. It's been nice to be active again."

Woods told Van Pelt he didn't watch much of the British Open, only saw highlights of the Bridgestone Invitational last weekend (an event he's won six times), and likely won't tune in to the PGA Championship this week.

"I probably won't watch any of this one," he said. "This one's a little more frustrating for me. I'm two-time defending [champion] and not being able to get out there and defend something I've already defended once and can't do it twice, it's a little bit frustrating."

Woods also discussed walking away from golf. "I won't have a problem with that," Woods said in the interview. "When I get to a point where my best is not good enough anymore, as I prepare and I practice and I get ready, and I know if I go out there and play the way I know I can play and it's just not good enough anymore, my skills have diminished that far, it's time for me to move on, rack the cue and go home."

Woods, who had reconstructive knee surgery the week after his U.S. Open win in June, was asked about retirement in the wake of Brett Favre's situation in Green Bay (since traded to the New York Jets). Woods said individual sports are different from team sports when it comes to calling it quits.

"In an individual sport, when your skills have diminished, you have no one for backup," Woods told Van Pelt. "That's one of the reasons why I truly admire what [tennis player] Pete Sampras did. He won the U.S. Open and he was done."