Although Woods did not wish to go into any details surrounding the crash, he did explain how the whole ordeal made him felt afterwards. Speaking at a press conference, the pro golfer opened up on the possibility of amputation as he said: “"This one has been much more difficult. The stuff that I had on my left knee, those operations were one thing, that's one level. Then you add the back fusion, that's another level. Then with this right leg, it's hard to explain how difficult it was just to be immobile for three months.
“I’m lucky to be alive but also still have the limb. Those are two crucial things. I’m very grateful that someone upstairs was taking care of me, that I’m able to not only be here but also to walk without a prosthesis,” he added.
The player admits he was reluctant to look at what was being said about the crash by everyone on the outside.
“I had friends that insulated me from a lot of the things that were said outside. I didn’t have my phone. I did have access to a TV and I was just watching sports. I refused to turn on the local channels and news and stuff like that, I didn’t want to go down that road. I wasn’t mentally ready for that road yet.
“A lot of things in my body hurt at that time and whether I was on medication or not, it still hurt. And just trying to imagine me coming off of that stuff, how much it was going to hurt, I didn’t want to have my mind go there yet, it wasn’t ready.
He continued: “People are going to poke and prod and want to know more about my business, I understand that. They can poke and prod at me all they want, just stay away from my family.”
Although Woods revealed that he thankfully doesn't suffer any flashbacks from the crash, it will still be some time before he makes his return to golf. The 15-time major champion had undergone surgery 10 times prior to the incident in Los Angeles - five times on his knee and five times on his back - and was hospitalised for three weeks after the crash before continuing his rehabilitation at home.
