Tiger reveals race trauma

TIGER WOODS has broken his silence about the terrifying racist attacks he suffered as a youngster.

Woods' reticence to exploit his status as the world's most famous sportsman by speaking out on issues to do with race has, in the past, made him a target for criticism.

Ironically, one of the golfer's principal detractors was his close friend Charles Barkley, the former basketball star who has become a commentator on sport and social issues. Now Barkley has persuaded Woods to contribute to his book on race in America titled "Who's Afraid Of A Large Black Man?"