ESPN - At Open, Nicklaus wonders if money has softened young golfers - Golf
ESPN - At Open, Nicklaus wonders if money has softened young golfers - Golf: "Jack Nicklaus noticed some old faces atop the leaderboard during a brief visit to the British Open on Friday, making him wonder if younger players have too much money and not enough desire."
Mr. Bear,
Here is my take my friend: all pro athletes make WAY too much money without giving back enough. In point of fact they are actually compensated to not give back in any way. How? Let's take Tiger Woods or Phil or Jordan or some of my other athletic heroes: they don't want to offend anyone for fear they don't by the new sneakers, hat or golf club so they don't take a stand on anything. Perhaps Jordan, sadly as he my favorite athletic figure of all time, summed it up best when he said: 'Republicans buy sneakers too.'
But we are all to blame are we not? We don't ask much except for these guys to hit a ball or take a shot or whatever. Let me put this clearly: local teams and larger organizations should put more back in their communities. The Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Raiders players go to work every day with kids from their neighborhood wondering if their schools might get shot up tomorrow.
How do we allow all this to happen like this? And moreover don't we realize it all comes home to roost eventually? Maybe golf will be one of the last sports affected because of the general affluence, but it all comes back around and we need to address this core issue. How and why as a society are we throwing so much money, time and effort at people who play for a living?
Mr. Bear,
Here is my take my friend: all pro athletes make WAY too much money without giving back enough. In point of fact they are actually compensated to not give back in any way. How? Let's take Tiger Woods or Phil or Jordan or some of my other athletic heroes: they don't want to offend anyone for fear they don't by the new sneakers, hat or golf club so they don't take a stand on anything. Perhaps Jordan, sadly as he my favorite athletic figure of all time, summed it up best when he said: 'Republicans buy sneakers too.'
But we are all to blame are we not? We don't ask much except for these guys to hit a ball or take a shot or whatever. Let me put this clearly: local teams and larger organizations should put more back in their communities. The Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Raiders players go to work every day with kids from their neighborhood wondering if their schools might get shot up tomorrow.
How do we allow all this to happen like this? And moreover don't we realize it all comes home to roost eventually? Maybe golf will be one of the last sports affected because of the general affluence, but it all comes back around and we need to address this core issue. How and why as a society are we throwing so much money, time and effort at people who play for a living?
