Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 08/25/2003 - 8:31am.
Archived comment by tim:
I think there are some players today who play for the " love of the game". We have one or two in Boston. But I don't think it's a prevailing attitude. Otherwise you'd see them stay with one team, where they've built a fan base, rather than follow the dollars around the league or try and re-negotiate their contracts every 3 or 4 years. Who can't live on 3 or 4 million dollars a year? Who needs 20 or 30 million? It seems to me if it were a simple " love of the game" they'd learn to do it for a decent and reasonable price and not pass the cost on to the fans just so they are getting what the other guys are getting.
I think there are some players today who play for the " love of the game".
We have one or two in Boston.
But I don't think it's a prevailing attitude.
Otherwise you'd see them stay with one team, where they've built a fan base, rather than follow the dollars around the league or try and re-negotiate their contracts every 3 or 4 years.
Who can't live on 3 or 4 million dollars a year?
Who needs 20 or 30 million?
It seems to me if it were a simple " love of the game" they'd learn to do it for a decent and reasonable price and not pass the cost on to the fans just so they are getting what the other guys are getting.
Greed is a part of it and always has been.