Getting It Right
Let's hear it for New York Knicks player Stephon Marbury. "What did he do?" you may be asking yourself. Well, he did something completely radical, he endorsed a pair of 15$ sneakers. Yup, that's right fifteen dollars for a pair of sneakers. Finally one of these players gets it right and endorses something that their fans (or more precisely their fans parents) can afford without making the outrageous salaries that NBA players haul in. Why in the world does LeBron need to endorse 150- 200$ sneakers? Evidently he does not remember what it was like growing up the child of a single mother now that he has the big bucks.
Also noteworthy is Dikembe Mutombo of the Houston Rockets who donated over 15 million dollars to build a small hospital in his hometown in Congo because of his mother who died because she couldn't get to a hospital due to a civil war closing the streets.
If sports players have to get their outrageous salaries I hope more of them take the example of these two young men.
posted by Vinnie G. @ 12:43 PM
2 Comments:
Indeed. Well done, Marbury and Mutombo.
I have often wondered about very highly paid people mugging for charities, but not actually digging into the wallet themselves. I mean, when one is making a few million a year, why is it so hard to say "I donated $15,000. Can you spare $15?" It would make a powerful statement.
That is so awesome! And as a mom of kidlets who might one day want those damn pricey shoes, I say kudos to those who aren't in it just for the money! Nice to see someone raised their kids with some integrity!
Leslie
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