The Pros the Pros Would Pay to See - Dan Pesato

The Pros the Pros Would Pay to See is an article that I enjoyed reading. This is something that I feel many people wonder. Would professional athletes pay a decent amount of money to watch a different athlete play? This article didn’t seem to throw any curve balls; the majority of the athletes that were voted for made sense. It was interesting to hear that NBA players preferred to watch NFL players, but NFL players were not quick to say they would drop 1000 dollars on NBA players. I feel that there could be a number of reasons why this is, but in the end it would be interesting to hear it from the actual source.

The sexual aspect in sport will always be relevant. After reading through the article, I noticed that Serena Williams was brought up quite frequently, and it was clearly not always because of her compassion and dedication toward tennis. Steve Francis stated, “You can’t beat that cat woman suit she wears" (McCallum). This quote was stated by three other athletes, which I feel is quite demeaning toward Serena Williams because she is not receiving feedback on her athletic ability, but only receiving it toward her body. This just goes to show that some people based their votes off of looks and not ability.

At the end of the article, Tiger Woods is revealed as the winner of this contest. I feel that this is an accurate statement for the year that this was released, but it is crazy to think about how much respect he lost after his huge incident. I think that it would be interesting to see this poll taken again in 2013.