The most influential people in the world of sports
http://www.businessweek.com/table/07/0926_power100.htm
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I think Boras should be higher on the list.
Was also suprised that the only college official on the list was the Big Ten commish.
What about Miles Brand, SEC commish, Stupid members of the BCS, college basketball coaches, Knight, Coack K, Dick Vitale. Completely incomplete and inaccurate list.
Was also suprised that the only college official on the list was the Big Ten commish.
What about Miles Brand, SEC commish, Stupid members of the BCS, college basketball coaches, Knight, Coack K, Dick Vitale. Completely incomplete and inaccurate list.
None of those listed even come close...everyone knows the most influential person in the world of sports is the mom...if it doesn't fly with the athlete's mom it ain't gonna' happen!
wood
Aint that the truth:
Aint that the truth:
hmmmmm now I'm hungry
quote:BusinessWeek undertook a mammoth and challenging project to rank the 100 most powerful people in sports
Business Week should stick to what they are good at and that is listening to those who know what is correct and not making their own lists. I can see where that list is flawed from top to bottom, and not even close in some cases.
It's like saying I watch sporting events so I am an athlete.
"No I'm not!"
quote:Originally posted by gotwood4sale:
"No I'm not!"
Sorry Woody, for accidentally deleting my previous post. For those of you who missed it, I merely pointed out that the above personality is really a super guy who should be held in the highest esteem for his personal integrity and impeccable moral standards. I'm sure that Woody would agree.
IIIAAAA...RL..the moral compass....
Who is that man behind the golden microphone anyway? Doesn't he hawk beds for these guys?
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My sleep number? I'm not saying! Yawn...time to saw some logs....ZZZZZZZZZ!
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Whenever I need a mental pick-me-up, a "win" in an arguement, a good laugh, or just verification that I'm in a good place on the human food chain of common sense, I meet up with a good friend of mine who doesn't only look at life outside the box, he's not always sure where the box is. He has way too many degrees.
Anyway, a group of us were talking over the weekend and the question came up on who was the influential person in the history of sports was. The usual answers came up Jackie Robinson,
Ali, Babe Ruth, and the list went on.
Worm, his HS nickname was quiet through the whole conversation, and that concerned us. Then out of the blue he spits out Billie Jean King. The worries were over, Worm was in the house and stii Worm. Then he started to explain himself. He says, the pereon is not a minority because there actions while noteworthy, basically they only affected the minoritiedy races. It's not a white man because they are a dime a dozen and the white male is still not a majority. In the mean time we are still a little lost. Then he wraps it up quick. Billie Jean King was right in the middle of the womens right movement, she stepped up and beat Riggs 1x1 in front of the world, she represented not only the gender majority, but also the ethnic majority. He then asked us. Who has ever opened a bigger door, for a bigger group, at a better time? She changed the way sports are looked at not only from a participation aspect but also from a spectator/fan point of view and that changed the approach of advertising, clothing, tv networks, and whatever else that has a tie to the sports/entertainment dollar.
Worm then got off his soapbox, said his good-byes and left the building with all off wondering what just happened.
Anyway, a group of us were talking over the weekend and the question came up on who was the influential person in the history of sports was. The usual answers came up Jackie Robinson,
Ali, Babe Ruth, and the list went on.
Worm, his HS nickname was quiet through the whole conversation, and that concerned us. Then out of the blue he spits out Billie Jean King. The worries were over, Worm was in the house and stii Worm. Then he started to explain himself. He says, the pereon is not a minority because there actions while noteworthy, basically they only affected the minoritiedy races. It's not a white man because they are a dime a dozen and the white male is still not a majority. In the mean time we are still a little lost. Then he wraps it up quick. Billie Jean King was right in the middle of the womens right movement, she stepped up and beat Riggs 1x1 in front of the world, she represented not only the gender majority, but also the ethnic majority. He then asked us. Who has ever opened a bigger door, for a bigger group, at a better time? She changed the way sports are looked at not only from a participation aspect but also from a spectator/fan point of view and that changed the approach of advertising, clothing, tv networks, and whatever else that has a tie to the sports/entertainment dollar.
Worm then got off his soapbox, said his good-byes and left the building with all off wondering what just happened.
Rz....Worm just faked all of you out!!!!!
Billie Jean King was one of the top women pros in the world when she was challenged by a mope who was older than dirt and wasn't even a pro.
The "match" was a publicity stunt. It meant nothing to anyone and did nothing for the womens movement. Obviously worm was underground when all of this was "happening".
The most influential people in the world of sports are: the fans.
Without them, all of the millionaire baseball, football and basketball players would be working as ________________ (fill in the blank) somewhere.
Billie Jean King was one of the top women pros in the world when she was challenged by a mope who was older than dirt and wasn't even a pro.
The "match" was a publicity stunt. It meant nothing to anyone and did nothing for the womens movement. Obviously worm was underground when all of this was "happening".
The most influential people in the world of sports are: the fans.
Without them, all of the millionaire baseball, football and basketball players would be working as ________________ (fill in the blank) somewhere.
Maybe Bobby Riggs was the most influential...without Bobby there would have been no match played.
Been...I think you've made an excellent point regarding the fans.
Been...I think you've made an excellent point regarding the fans.
quote:Originally posted by BeenthereIL:
Billie Jean King was one of the top women pros in the world when she was challenged by a mope who was older than dirt and wasn't even a pro.
The "match" was a publicity stunt. It meant nothing to anyone and did nothing for the womens movement. Obviously worm was underground when all of this was "happening".
The most influential people in the world of sports are: the fans.
Sometimes its not the actual event, but the residuals of the event that carries the merit. Regardless of what sport publication is building the list, the King-Riggs match is rated in the top10 sporting events of the century. A circus, no doubt, Riggs was an over the hill mope with minimal talent, can't argue. But, the bottom line is that King publicly challenge a man 1x1 and that was never done and the result of that match was ingrained in the mind of every woman in America and it was one of the "kickers" that started the ball rolling for women to take the next step in not only competitive athletics, but competitive life. This is not a "woman power" statement, or weighing a sporting event comparisons. It is about the influential impact on sports, society, and the direction of peoples lives. The mothers and fathers of todays star female athletes watched that match in 1973 as teenagers, and while the event most likely did not have a direct influence on their future daughters lives, it did open the initial door for opportunity. Much like Jackie Robinson opening the door for all minority athletes, Billie Jean King did it for all women in all sports.
The fan may be the most influential, but I think that is an "easy way out" answer. Without the athlete or the event, the fan is not there. Chicken or the egg mentality.
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As the resident cynic...
Are we serious? How Nieve can we possibly be?...The list is predominantly about who is able to move and make the biggest money, media, ect, (businessmen/sharks)...with a few athletes thrown in so that it looks like a sport list to saps like us. and we buy right in.
Sport for these people is not about sports it's about big business. Influence is their world it is not about doing good, for humanity, or the downtrodden or the minority, or the magic of great atheltes, or fair play, or what we want...it's all about MONEY. This is about Gordon Gecco in Tennis shoes.
Fans? Tell that to the Cleveland NFL fans when the team moved out of town in the middle of the night. Tell that to the Seattle fans about to lose a frnachise. Or the 49er fans in SF about to lose a home town franchise to a new stadium an hour south. The whole steriod thing is, and always was about money or it would have ended long ago.
We've been struck ('87,94') and moved in the miidle of the night, had our prices raised, fooled by drugs, locked out ('95, 98), our teams sell our favorite stars out from under us,....and yet we continue to roll over.
And as long as the top 100 can keep us in the dark thinking that it is about sports and thinking that they care about the fans they can continue to make decisions for their own benefit.
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As the resident cynic...
Are we serious? How Nieve can we possibly be?...The list is predominantly about who is able to move and make the biggest money, media, ect, (businessmen/sharks)...with a few athletes thrown in so that it looks like a sport list to saps like us. and we buy right in.
Sport for these people is not about sports it's about big business. Influence is their world it is not about doing good, for humanity, or the downtrodden or the minority, or the magic of great atheltes, or fair play, or what we want...it's all about MONEY. This is about Gordon Gecco in Tennis shoes.
Fans? Tell that to the Cleveland NFL fans when the team moved out of town in the middle of the night. Tell that to the Seattle fans about to lose a frnachise. Or the 49er fans in SF about to lose a home town franchise to a new stadium an hour south. The whole steriod thing is, and always was about money or it would have ended long ago.
We've been struck ('87,94') and moved in the miidle of the night, had our prices raised, fooled by drugs, locked out ('95, 98), our teams sell our favorite stars out from under us,....and yet we continue to roll over.
And as long as the top 100 can keep us in the dark thinking that it is about sports and thinking that they care about the fans they can continue to make decisions for their own benefit.
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