No, he got it based on his skills being good enough to work with and match his athleticism.
It changes your situation....sure. But its not like hes getting $4 mill. Taxes, agents, that adds up. More money = different spending habits. If you spend that $$ like its always going to be there, thats a problem.
I get that to stay in top shape they do have to invest a lot in their bodies. I know LeBron invests over a million a year and that’s not including all the home equipment he buys. Sure that’s nothing to him but for a guy like Chris it’s unattainable right now.
He’s not gonna get much PT on that team which is kinda weird they signed him to such a deal. If he don’t develop his handle he won’t last long.
In context it’s a great start to his life but being his age you just can’t spend this money like it will come every year. After taxes and agents commissions he’s likely going to pocket around 1.8 million for his first 2 years or 900K/year. Great money yes but I’d agree not life changing.
You do know most players that enter the draft with his draft stock wind up making a few hundred thousand dollars and then getting bounced from the league, best case scenario for most is being on the bottom of nba rosters but getting traded around enough and just barely staying on rosters for 7 years, pocketing a few million.
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I was having this conversation with a friend one time. He looked at me , and serious as a heart attack said, "If I had to do it all over again, I'd drop out of school and only train on hitting a golf ball or kicking a football". Wisdom.
If only it worked that way. 99% of people could dedicate their entire lives to hitting a golf ball and still be nowhere close to a professional level golfer. It’s an elite skill that takes a huge amount of natural ability PLUS the dedication it takes to reach that level.
Ha! It was mostly sarcasm. I don't recommend taking life advice from anyone on RRs. I think that's in the fine print when we sign up.
That's easily set for life money. Live on two million for the next ten years (200k/year). Invest the other 2M. At the end of that ten years, that invested 2M should be worth around 4.3M (with and avg annual return of 8%, and that's leaning modest returns). By then he's still only 30? Keep repeating that process, and who knows, he might end up getting a better contract after that. It ain't rocket science if he is smart about things.
Would be easiest to become a professional bowler. Size, strength, athleticism all thrown out the window. Just you, the ball and the lanes/pins. No defense, no weather conditions, just the oil slickness of the lanes to adjust too.
7.7 million for some, sure.
Save the whacko conspiracy theory comments for the political board or Facebook dude.
It also takes the right body type, especially today you have to be 300+ off the tee to be able to compete weekly. There may be 2-3 in the world who are average 270 or so that compete but it’s hard when guys like McElroy are hitting it 370 with ease. Taller players are more likely to generate the club head speed needed for that.
I agree with pretty much everything you said, but the irony in your post is that McIlroy is about 5’8”. One of the shortest guys on tour and hits absolute nukes.
