On Wed, 2 Apr 1997, (No Name) wrote:
 
> I have a strong opinion in the matter of professional sports.
>
> Why should a young man who is athletically talented receive/desire all the
> money necessary for the rest of his life for only working a few short
> years?
 
If his boss didn't think he was worth it, he wouldn't get it.
 
> Could you see me going into my boss... OK, I'm going to work here for the
> next 20 years at $50,000 a year, how about you giving me a cool million
> right now, and I 'll work the rest of those 20 years for free!
 
Don't know.  Are you worth it to him/her?
 
> Sounds good, huh...But why do we accept this in pro sports?  What college
> athlete would pass up the opportunity to do such a thing? I wouldn't.
>
> I guess I'm just trying to figure out why can't an athlete get paid
> $500,000 to $1 million a year during playing years and then need to find a
> job and work some type of "normal" life.
 
I'm willing to play for that.  Unfortunately, people don't pay to watch
me do anything, or watch on television in the quantities required to draw
advertising revenue.
 
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