When Tiger Woods teed off at the first tee today you should have heard the applause. He is the ultimate superstar. He may be the best athlete in the world today. If there is someone better please tell me.

Even if he isn't the best, he is the most recognized athlete. He is what Ali used to be -- the embodiment of excellence and poise.

Jerry West was there when Woods teed off. So was Barry Bonds -- both inside the ropes mingling near the golfers. Sometimes you forget Bonds exists because you don't see him much. But he appeared happy -- he laughed a lot.

His head looked smaller. It looked smaller to me. He had a regular size head. In fact, I bumped into a friend of mine afterward and said I had seen Bonds. My friend said, "Did you see it?"

I said, "You mean, the head?"

He said, "Yes, the head."

We agreed it was smaller or, as my friend put it, "He no longer has the fat head."

We wondered why his head looks smaller.