You definitely see a difference in some guys' games when they do get paid. I'm trying to make sure I'm not that player.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Sure, sometimes guys pass you up in salary, and maybe it's a lesser player, but it's all based on what a team has as far as value in that person.
People love to say we get paid a lot of money to play a game, but it stopped being a game when you start getting paid.
Players don't usually like anybody who makes more money than they do.
With the depth of the women's game, the entertainment it gives, and the work we put into it, I think equal pay is right.
I have been able to play a lot of guys and they have kept me working.
It's hard not to chase the money. You sit at home when guys are out playing for a $6 million purse, and you know you're going to drop back on the money list, so you end up playing when you don't really want to.
For guys playing sports at a high level, for money, I can't put my finger on it, but in a man's world of sport, there is something visceral to beating another man.
It is not about money. It is about how you treat the player.
The game has changed. What's going on now is nonsense. You have guys complaining about not being paid.
I think that players play, and they compete, and it's not about incentives.