Carl Banks quasi-defends T.O. on Sirius

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Pro athletes are a very different type of businessman. It takes talent, yes, but some of these people who make it through college based on physical gifts alone are a problem when they want to sit back and cry for more money.

Also, these are MILLIONS of dollars they are talking about. I could not look someone in the eye without a laugh and say, "My kids will starve if I don't make this extra nine million dollars." Also, another reason these people aren't in the same class as the Ralph Laurens and Donald Trumps is because to get rich and stay rich, you have to invest. People like TO I'm sure are pissing away their money. Say he doesn't negotiate his contract and is paralyzed tomorrow. I bet he could look back at all the ridiculous things he bought and be like, "Wow, did I really need that?"

Now before it gets into who needs what, I feel that rich people are most definitely entitled to their big houses and nice cars. But when that money is wasted on houses with rooms you never go in and cars you never drive, THAT'S where it was a poor investment. People like Donald Trump can do things like that and have huge ridiculous houses because they know their OTHER investments not related to physical gifts will pay for those things.