The Pros the Pros Would Pay To See - John Ruppert

After reading the article, The Pros the Pros Would Pay To See written by Jack McCallum this article does not surprise me at all.  Even though athletes are paid large amounts of money they are still willing to pay just as much money as us fans do to see our favorite athletes.  Just like us, athletes are fans of the game as well.  For instance, how many games on television have announcers made it a point to show all the athletes that are attending the game as well?  In my opinion, and agreeing with the article I think athletes are more willing to pay to see more action related sports such as boxing, UFC, football and basketball.     

 
However, I do seem to find this article a little misleading.  Athletes have money their is no doubt about that, but If Tiger Woods was the number one most picked athlete to see and Bonds the second, why is it that other athletes are never seen or shown at golf tournaments as well as baseball games?  Then with Shaq and Vick being third and fourth numerous of athletes have actually paid to see them and have been showed doing so.  In comparing these I believe the ability to dominate in sport no matter who it may be has nothing to do with athletes paying to see, I feel that it has to do with the popularity of the sport along side the action produced by the sport.

 
Also with this article I think that the reason why most athletes in the NBA state they would pay to see athletes in the NFL and vise versa is because they relate better and have more in common.  What I mean by this is the way their sports coincide with each other, and as well as their background of the sport.  For example, If Lebron James and Calvin Johnson were to switch positions for one game their skill level would be very close if not the same.  They both have to be big, strong, athletic, fast, able to catch, have quick feet, and able to withstand some kind of contact, also you could assume they both had a background in each others sport.  So for this reason I believe that this is why there is a strong correlation between athletes such as these two.