what bothers me is the genuine lack of heart exhibited by some athletes and the absolute short-sighted arrogance that comes from others.
mario williams is set to make 98 million dollars as a buffalo bill. 50 million guaranteed. he had two tackles against the kansas city chiefs. arguably the worst team in the nfl. i play club rugby for one of the more renowned clubs in the area, and yes, it's not the nfl, but i think i could somehow find my way in front of two tackles over the course of a 60 minute nfl game. and he made more in that game than i'll make over the next 3 years. the guy is laughing all the way to the bank. i knew it was going to happen. when they signed him, i went up and looked up some articles from his time in houston and what fans were saying when he left. it was all the same. nobody was complaining about him leaving. instead, they were talking about how he would disappear for weeks at a time and only show up when the spotlight is on. so, here we are, primetime game against the miami dolphins, look who halfheartedly shows up and makes a couple plays. it makes me SO angry. this guy was heralded as a king when he came to buffalo. he had a cereal named after him (yes the proceeds go to charity, but that's not the point). you know who deserved to have his face on a cereal box? doug flutie. that's it. why? cause he had heart, he played with heart, and you could see how much passion he had.
mario williams has a football with a dollar sign on it tattoo'd on his "injured" wrist. hm.
it's a joke. this guy doesn't deserve any of it. nobody should make that much money, especially when you have the attitude he has. he is the only person on the bills roster who has it built in to his contract that he CAN NOT be interviewed by reporters except on media day. fuck off, man. fuck off.
mike schopp on wgr was making a comment today about how he thinks the top professional athlete should only make 4 million dollars. i've been saying something along these lines for years. they are doing something that millions of kids around the country would LOVE to do, and would do for much less. these athletes, over time, with contracts just getting bigger and bigger, have become arrogant, out of touch, cry babies. case in point.....the nhl lockout.
the average nhl player makes more money than me and you do combined. gets top of the line gear, gets to travel the world, gets free food, and, if you're in a city like buffalo, gets treated like a king. and they are just bitching and bitching and bitching. "oh my god, the commissioner is a thief, he's stealing from the fans, you should all be outraged!" blah blah blah blah blah. NO!!!!!!! NO NO NO NO NO NO!
you should be happy with the fact that you have these huge contracts while the rest of us are struggling to put a turkey on the table!
i recently ran into a guy i know who is one of the head chefs at a summer-time restaurant. he's a cook up in the sabres suites. nah, not any more. he works at a chain restaurant. how many other people have been laid off by this lockout? how many bars and restaurants are losing revenue? i guarantee ryan suter hasn't even thought about it. at least he didn't think about it when he was complaining that his 4 million a year isn't enough and that the owners are stealing from the players and the fans. SHUT UP!
i've just become so jaded over it. it's so whiny and pretentious and arrogant and......ugh. it's just not what any kid who ever started playing hockey in his driveway or football in his backyard thought about. where's the heart? where is it? it's selfish and arrogant and it makes me sick.
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