As a matter of fact, believe it or not guys, you can actually lose money in sports! I know that you'll find that shocking.
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I think money in general hurts all sports.
Economics is about creating win-win situations. But in sports, someone loses.
Money was never the motivation. It never should be in sports.
I think nowadays it's so easy as an athlete to become a statistic whether or not you lose everything or having trouble or whatever it may be.
I worry when athletes are simply used by their universities to produce revenue, to make money for them, nothing to show at the back end. I grew up with a lot of players who had very, very tough lives after the ball started bouncing for them. And that's why I'm going to continue to fight.
When money comes into play then that's all it's about wanting money, who's making the most who can get the most, me, me me... and in the end it screws up the person and the sport.
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.
I have a hard time believing athletes are overpriced. If an owner is losing money, give it up. It's a business. I have trouble figuring out why owners would stay in if they're losing money.
You can technically lose money during the playoffs if you don't raise your ticket prices.
How you play the game is for college ball. When you're playing for money, winning is the only thing that matters.
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