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Originally Posted by Schneed10
Can you explain to me why it takes knowledge, or intelligence, or whatever to protect yourself from spending all your money??
Because my 3 year old is capable of looking in her piggy bank and counting how many quarters she has, and whether she has enough to buy a Dora doll.
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That just it - many of these athelets never
had to "look into their piggy bank". Money, women, things, grades - all were just provided to the truly elite atheletes. They never had to say "hmmm, how will I afford/obtain/earn these things?"
Way back in the day, I took a night class at UM on Soviet Foreign relations in the late 20th century. I didn't realize it but it was apparently a jock class for the UM football team (Rick Badanjek was in my class). During tests, the teacher left the room. Guys just handed answers to each other. A couple laughed when I refused the answers (yes - they accused me of being ignorant). One guy, nice enough, a third string receiver was telling me how he had a real cushy job (shhh!), and how he was going to be the next great pro WR. (Did I mention he had a steel plate in his wrist and couldn't bend his hand fully?). These guys were being told they walked on water b/c of the atheletic ability and, as immature kids surrounded by people giving them things are want to do, believed in their entitlement.
That was over 20 years ago. I can only imagine how much worse it has gotten as more money and more fame are added to the mix. (Do you really think Ben Roeth's behavior is that much of an anomally in the world of sports? One name - Jeremy Stevens).