More bitterness!
May. 22nd, 2003 03:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gridloreLebron James just got a $90 million shoe contract from Nike.
$90,000,000. For posing in shoe ads.
Who is Lebron James? He's a kid who hasn't even graduated from high school yet, but plays basketball very well. He's expected to go first in tonights NBA draft. Good for him, I wish him all the best. Of course, I have to wonder what happens if he tears his knee up in his first game.. what does he have? According to reports, academics are not really his primary concern, so what he'll do with his life is beyond me.
90,000,000 bucks.
So, I'm thinking of writing a letter to Nike
Dear Mr. Chairman.
I read with great interest about your deal with Lebron James.. ninety million dollars to do shoe ads? Wow! I certainly hope he sells a lot of shoes for you.
I do find it interesting that you spent this money on an untested player. Nobody knows if he will adapt to the NBA, but it is, after all, your money to spend. Which gives me an idea.
For $100,000 I will endorse Nike. Who am I?
Nobody. I couldn't win a game of Horse if you spotted me four letters. My career batting average is .000, and I'm an awful fielder. I have had exactly one moment of glory on the football field, and that was twenty years ago. Nobody will ever ask me for an autographed jersey, and I will never run out on to the court to the cheers of thousands. So why should you give me your money?
Because I'm a veteran.. a man who stood up at the end of high school and got a contract that promised pain, toil and sweat.
Because I'm a cancer survivor, and have endured pain that would make the survivors of the Cowboy's training camp puke.
Because I've voted in every election I've been eligible for, and never been arrested.
Because I'm one heck of a nice guy who has had some bad breaks, and yes, made bad decisions.
What would I do with your money? I'm not going to buy a Hummer with a sound system that would make The Who wince. I'd take my wife on the honeymoon she never had. I pay back all the people who helped us through the years, I'd pay for my sister's wedding.. and you know what? I can't honestly think of a single material thing that I'd want. No gold chains and monogrammed sweats for me. I would like a pair of shoes, though.. do you make a pair suitable for walking? I'm trying to repair the damage done by my illness by walking.
I hope to hear from you soon, and my best wishes for the continued success of Nike.
Douglas Berry.
So, there's my offer. I'll happily do ads and wear the Swoosh for the measly sum of $100,000.
$90,000,000. For posing in shoe ads.
Who is Lebron James? He's a kid who hasn't even graduated from high school yet, but plays basketball very well. He's expected to go first in tonights NBA draft. Good for him, I wish him all the best. Of course, I have to wonder what happens if he tears his knee up in his first game.. what does he have? According to reports, academics are not really his primary concern, so what he'll do with his life is beyond me.
90,000,000 bucks.
So, I'm thinking of writing a letter to Nike
Dear Mr. Chairman.
I read with great interest about your deal with Lebron James.. ninety million dollars to do shoe ads? Wow! I certainly hope he sells a lot of shoes for you.
I do find it interesting that you spent this money on an untested player. Nobody knows if he will adapt to the NBA, but it is, after all, your money to spend. Which gives me an idea.
For $100,000 I will endorse Nike. Who am I?
Nobody. I couldn't win a game of Horse if you spotted me four letters. My career batting average is .000, and I'm an awful fielder. I have had exactly one moment of glory on the football field, and that was twenty years ago. Nobody will ever ask me for an autographed jersey, and I will never run out on to the court to the cheers of thousands. So why should you give me your money?
Because I'm a veteran.. a man who stood up at the end of high school and got a contract that promised pain, toil and sweat.
Because I'm a cancer survivor, and have endured pain that would make the survivors of the Cowboy's training camp puke.
Because I've voted in every election I've been eligible for, and never been arrested.
Because I'm one heck of a nice guy who has had some bad breaks, and yes, made bad decisions.
What would I do with your money? I'm not going to buy a Hummer with a sound system that would make The Who wince. I'd take my wife on the honeymoon she never had. I pay back all the people who helped us through the years, I'd pay for my sister's wedding.. and you know what? I can't honestly think of a single material thing that I'd want. No gold chains and monogrammed sweats for me. I would like a pair of shoes, though.. do you make a pair suitable for walking? I'm trying to repair the damage done by my illness by walking.
I hope to hear from you soon, and my best wishes for the continued success of Nike.
Douglas Berry.
So, there's my offer. I'll happily do ads and wear the Swoosh for the measly sum of $100,000.
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 22 May 2003 18:01 (UTC)no subject
Date: 22 May 2003 21:43 (UTC)no subject
Date: 22 May 2003 21:44 (UTC):-)
no subject
Date: 22 May 2003 22:21 (UTC)no subject
Date: 23 May 2003 14:38 (UTC)