I disagree, they do it for the fame and money, that’s my opinion as Your is yours.
The thought of that fame and money keeps that driving force going…just look at me, I’m the best tennis player in the world, no one has been able to beat me at hitting the ball over the net!..it’s the fans that make me laugh…but, as I always say, each to their own…takes all sorts to make a world.
Edit to add…if fans want to pay goodness knows how much to watch a tennis match,…and a famous tennis player,I guess for them it’s a privilege and an honour to be able to do so, at a price…plus brag about it to their mates…each to their own…be boring if we all thought the same.
well it seems he’s a pretty popular man back in Serbia - did scomo think for one moment that his actions would go unnoticed or un-punished by someone? and I now wonder what all the share holders of Rio Tinto are thinking?
none of them start off with fame and money - they have to work hard at developing good playing skills - then they get better - can take some time - and eventually they get to the top but very few can stay there and then they make fame and money - same as a junior surgeon has to practice and take their time and over time they become very good and make more money - it’s complex
pauline, I think that is an oversimplification, to be anything in the public eye a person has to be part gifted in their craft/sport etc, and part actor. anyone who starts the journey as a youngster is 100% committed to what they are trying to achieve, at a certain level, the person has to be willing and able to interact with the media, to reach the higher echelons of their chosen craft/sport, this is the point some promising professionals decide to stay lifelong superlative amateurs, for one of two reasons, they can’t be doing with detracting from their original plan, or, they don’t have acting credentials, Imo.
That’s not how it works at all pauline. Most athletes start of as amateurs because of their love of the sport. The Olympics produced some of the best athletes the world has ever seen, and it used to be only for amateurs. Even today, some of our runners have jobs and have to compete using their own money or support from a willing sponsor.
I may not have been professional pauline, but my determination and dedication was equally as good as any professional. The people you mention who fell along the way and never made good were probably only doing it for the money. I have rubbed shoulders with many athletes, and in my experience it was never for the money. More likely the competitive spirit in them and the need to win at any cost.
Well put Foxy, I’m awaiting a world champion of any thing to say, openly, I have the title and the trophy, but, I am only the champion of those who CHOSE to enter.
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…I know I can joke with the Fox,