so, if you are nobody, you can say anything and nobody cares; if you are a somebody, be careful what you say, even in private!
same as when some low-ranked player swears or throws his club on the course, who cares? but if TW does it (Tiger Woods lah, not "Tok Wan the AccidentalGolfer" our kakigolf member tu!), every person on earth gets to know about it...