Who would you recruit?
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Re: Who would you recruit?
Max Markson is full of crap. Yanks dont give a darn about swimming. as good as phelps is he will never be in the league of tiger woods or dozens more in basketball or other sports.saintsRrising wrote:Well he just won the 200m in World Record Time....3rd generation saint wrote:If it were possible, which male Olympic athlete would you like to recruit to the club and try and turn him into a footballer.
Without doubt for me it would be Usain Bolt, 6 foot 5 and runs the 100 and 200 faster than anyone else.
If this guy was able to pick up the game, forget Buddy, Ablett, he would be a sensation.
So welcome also to the Wold's newst multi-millionarre!!!
However I not that Max Markson reckons that Phelps haul will see him a Billionarre by the time he retires!!!!!
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Re: Who would you recruit?
I am not defending the size of Markson's guestimate...or spintimate!!!Con Gorozidis wrote:Max Markson is full of crap. Yanks dont give a darn about swimming. as good as phelps is he will never be in the league of tiger woods or dozens more in basketball or other sports.saintsRrising wrote:Well he just won the 200m in World Record Time....3rd generation saint wrote:If it were possible, which male Olympic athlete would you like to recruit to the club and try and turn him into a footballer.
Without doubt for me it would be Usain Bolt, 6 foot 5 and runs the 100 and 200 faster than anyone else.
If this guy was able to pick up the game, forget Buddy, Ablett, he would be a sensation.
So welcome also to the Wold's newst multi-millionarre!!!
However I not that Max Markson reckons that Phelps haul will see him a Billionarre by the time he retires!!!!!
But Phelps will makea lot of money from world-wide endorsements.
For example the Thorpedeo was huge in Japan.
Also with Phelp's he has two "brands" that can be exploited
*greatest ever swimmer
BUT also
*greatest ever Olympian
Which takes his appeal to a lot more than swimmers, and to a wider audience that the USA market...even if yanks are not well regarded worldwide.
Nike etc are also not headquartered in the USA.
Flying the World in comfort thanks to FF Points....
Re: Who would you recruit?
Tried listing or watching to a US sports program in the last few days?Con Gorozidis wrote: Yanks dont give a darn about swimming.
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Id recrit LeBron James of the US basketball team.
He is strong and quick. Plus he could talk that little beard off Akers face! Would be great in pressers
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I'd be happy to take almost any one of these:
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Tall, athletic, good jumping ability, star power, fitting into tight AFL shorts doesn't seem like it will be an issue.
Can't believe I have to wait four more years to see my new favourite sporting team (ok i meant 2nd favourite... behind the saints of course
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Tall, athletic, good jumping ability, star power, fitting into tight AFL shorts doesn't seem like it will be an issue.
Can't believe I have to wait four more years to see my new favourite sporting team (ok i meant 2nd favourite... behind the saints of course
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