A business question - not a personal one - and one that would make a great case study for a Graduate Business School program IMO.
PG - When you screw up - and make a mistake on a kid- do you people ever actually admit to it?
Have you gotten too big and too powerful to do that?
Or do you just bury that screw up - make sure it sees no light - and move on to the next 5 thousand reports and billion showcases and next multimedia event with ESPN?
Now that you have gotten so large - and so reknown - do you really care if you have screwed up - on any player? Does it matter to you - or is it just a blip on the business screen?
I believe your standard line is - "If you see them - you rarely make a mistake".
My question again - When you do make your rare mistake - do you admit it?
Or do you bury it? Do you run away from it?
Do you stand up - regardless of the marketing/business angle - and say - We Blew It?
Or do you run?
Given the monopoly you now have on this whole thing - will admitting to errors that hurt young players be part of your business plan?
Or will you turn your head on the mistakes you have made - that have hurt kids - and stand up and admit it?
Interesting business question IMO.
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