Which Olympians need day jobs?

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@KRSOradio

Again, it’s a myth that these guys are hard working and training. Yes they work HARD, but they work hard at the sport NOT at a job where they have to worry about paying rent, and credit card bills and insurance.

If you don’t believe me look at any other 23 year old kid and see what they do and ask could they train in the Olympics and work their current job. No.

Yeah, I don’t think you’ve got all the facts to be making that claim.

Here is a story about Keri Hehn, who can be described as an “Olympic hopeful”. It talks a bit about who gets funded in swimming, how much money they get for it.

Note, please, how except for a very few swimmers, it pretty much says exactly the opposite of what you are claiming is the case.

@WarmNPrickly

Of course the really big ones get to announce big meats like Bart Conner and Tim Dagget.

snerk

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@Cisco

They said last night that Usain Bolt donated $50,000 :eek: to . . . some charity. I can’t remember what because I was so surprised the kid has 50 big to throw around like that. And the guy that won the decathlon had a pretty nice house in CA. Is track and field big outside of the Olympics? Do people who don’t have friends or family competing go to the meets, and does admission cost a lot?

There is a track and field circuit in Europe in the summer that pays pretty big money and attracts athletes from all over the world. The NBC commentators made frequent reference to the US athletes “competing in Europe” and they were referring to these events. The AF Golden League is an example.