http://www.jordoncooper.com/2008/08/20/giving-up-in-cincinnati/ A weblog about urbanism, technology, & culture. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:54:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jordoncooper.com/2008/08/20/giving-up-in-cincinnati/comment-page-1/#comment-5583 Brian Jon Tap Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:55:39 +0000 http://www.jordoncooper.com/2008/08/20/giving-up-in-cincinnati/#comment-5583 Money has become everything in a sport that dishes out so much that integrity is completely lost. How can anyone even fathom the amount these players are paid? For a game? I like sports as much as anyone, but when will the escalation of salaries and egos taper off? How can these salaries stand in the face of poverty in the world? It seems to go higher and higher, and Marvin has a choice, get a paycheck or be a man. I guess we know what's important to him, and so many others. Money has become everything in a sport that dishes out so much that integrity is completely lost. How can anyone even fathom the amount these players are paid? For a game? I like sports as much as anyone, but when will the escalation of salaries and egos taper off? How can these salaries stand in the face of poverty in the world? It seems to go higher and higher, and Marvin has a choice, get a paycheck or be a man. I guess we know what’s important to him, and so many others.

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