The Pros the Pros Would Pay To See - Jeff Kravetz

The article, “The Pros the Pros Would Pay To See” discussed who would athletes pay to see other athletes play from the big three sports (basketball, football and baseball).  The introduction brought up a very interesting point that had the question been asked during the 1990s, Michael Jordan would have an overwhelming amount of votes.  What stood out to me about the athlete’s votes and asked why they voted is that these athletes probably had a prior background in that particular sport.  Steve Nash voted for French soccer legend Zinedine Zidane (most known for the head-butting incident in the 2006 World Cup) because he understands the game of soccer after growing up playing and stood out playing at Santa Clara.  In class, a good point was brought up that football and basketball players probably had backgrounds in both sports growing up, which is why both sides voted for one another the most.  The article also suggested that athletes, such as Shaquille O’Neal wanting to see Randy Couture, wanted to see others compete because they reminded them of themselves.  What was really not surprising to me, and what I thought more athletes would of said, is Chicago Bulls rookie center Jared Reiner saying he would pay to watch himself.  I have never heard of this guy and he would pay $1,000 to watch himself play with mirrors around him? Either he’s a humorous guy or his ego is way up in the nosebleed sections.  After reading the article I was glad to see Tiger Woods being the athlete most would go see.  Being an African American dominating the game of golf by himself is something anyone would of liked to see in person.  I would also like to add I would pay money to see a now retired Jordan play at his age in the league.