Re: t-and-f: T&F professionalism

[Dgs1170]

Agreed Glen.  But there is a scale to your point.
Track athletes make an equivalent to what they bring in.  Very rare do they
make the same in the States as they make elsewhere, and the athletes know
that, it is why they accept less.  The downside is that it cannot be expected
for those same people to take a pay cut more than a couple of times a year.  
The sad part is that most of the domestic competitions are done for free.  
Now I ask, you say that the athletes have to sell themselves, but when that
occurs we start talking about the moral downfall of track, and why the fans
are flocking away.  For the athlete, and those of us depending on this for a
living are in a lose/lose situation in the States.  Why is that?  Go to
Europe and 10k will fight for a seat, and pay.
In the States, ask you to pay for a ticket and all hell breaks loose.
Glen said it best, a stingy lot.  I say because many are still in an amateur
mindset.  Sorry, this is big business, and the product you so enjoy is not
cheap, and they have to pay bills and taxes just as you do.  Do you have any
idea how much the athletes would love to stay home and have the Europeans
have to come here?

DGS
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