"I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come."
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Monday, 3 July 2017
View from the Top - Michael Jordan
"I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come."
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Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Magic Jordan Sought Griffey Autograph
Many fans have begged Michael Jordan for his autograph during his illustrious career. But have you ever seen His Airness ask someone else for his/her signature?
During the 1993 MLB All-Star Game, Jordan -- decked out in Chicago White Sox gear -- walked over to Ken Griffey Jr. and asked the then-Mariners star to sign a bat.
Junior obliged, then asked MJ for the jersey, which Jordan is quick to hand over and sign.
One all-time great paying tribute to another.
For those not familiar with Major League Baseball, Griffey Jr has just been elected to the Hall Of Fame, with a record 437 of 440 votes (99.3 per cent) from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
During a stunning career, “The Kid” was a 13-time All-Star, 10-time Gold Glove winner and seven-time Silver Slugger winner. He hit 630 home runs and is the only player with more than 500 career homers who is not tainted by guilt or suspicion of using performance-enhancing drugs.
Playing for the Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox across 22 seasons, he finished with a .284 batting average, including 2781 hits, 1662 runs scored and 1836 RBI. He ranks sixth all-time for homers, 15th for RBIs and also 13th for total bases (5271). Those immense stats came despite regular injury problems.
In the year Jordan asked for Griffey Jr’s autograph, he was a bona fide superstar who homered in eight consecutive games, tying the MLB record.
That season also launched a stunning run of seven 40-plus home run seasons in eight years - only interrupted in 1995 when he was out half the season with a broken wrist.
That season also launched a stunning run of seven 40-plus home run seasons in eight years - only interrupted in 1995 when he was out half the season with a broken wrist.
Sunday, 21 July 2013
McIlroy Set for Cash Swoosh
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In 2006 Tiger Woods signed his third multi-year agreement with Nike for an undisclosed fee, as is company policy, the terms of the contract were not released. Although Woods' original contract with Nike was for a reported five years, and valued at $40 million. In 2001, he signed another five-year deal, for a reported $100 million.
In the past week Nike has ended the agreement with the one time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong following the decisions by the Union Cycliste International to endorse the findings of the US Anti doping Agency and banned the Texan athletes from cycling. With that decision came the loss of seven Tour titles and a lengthy of list of sponsors now clambering to distance themselves from the drug taking athlete. The estimated financial loss for Armstrong already reaching $50 million.
Lance has repeatedly denied doping, saying he has never failed a drug test. Last week he stood down as chairman of Livestrong, the charity he started in 1996, in order to “spare the foundation any negative effects as a result of controversy surrounding my cycling career.”
Armstrong and Nike signed a five-year contract in 2010 to pay the Lance Armstrong Foundation at least $7.5 million annually from profits generated by Livestrong merchandise, according to Outside magazine. Nike said last week after release of the USADA report that it “plans to continue to support Lance.”
Highlighting his commercial value it should be noted that Armstrong earned $21 million in 2010, which made him the 50th highest-paid athlete in the world, according to an annual list released by Forbes magazine.
It is into this mega world of sponsorship that two time major golf major winner Rory McIlroy is rumoured to be entering with suggested deals ranging up to $250 million over ten years – and in a similar league to LeBron james.
To put matters into further perspective Michael Jordan signed his first five year deal with Nike in 1984 for $2.5 million contract with Nike in 1984. The brand Jordan is now a $1 billion business for Nike with MJ getting a piece of the profits.
Nike has been seeking new face to sponsor in the world of golf having previously sunk alot of hipes in Anthony Kim , who has proved a huge disappointment on the PGA Tour.
As McIlroy’s current deal with Titleist/FootJoy is set to expire at the end of this season, leaving the world number one a free agent. It is expected that a deal of the size suggested - $250million - would result in McIlroy going with Nike products from head to toe and from driver to wedge.
McIlroy's other existing contracts inlcude the Dubai-based hotel group Jumeirah, the sunglasses manufacturer Oakley, Santander bank, and the watchmaker Audemars Piguet.
In the case of Tiger Woods it took some time to make the switch to Nike golf balls and clubs and was not part of his second deal. But by 2010 he had made the change and in a one swoosh also ended a marketing conflict between Nike and Titleist - that began when Nike entered the golf ball market.
Tiger Woods then began using Nike new irons at the American Express Championship in Ireland in 2004, another step in his move away from the Titleist brand.
``We won't be satisfied until we can convince him that we've made a better product for every club in his bag,'' Nike Golf General Manager Chris Zimmerman said in an interview at the time
These days the former World Number 1 uses a signature model Nike golf ball with his own line of shoes, gloves, hats and shirts emblazoned with the company's trademark ``swoosh'' and Wood's personal ``TW'' logo.
But no equipment changes comes without risk or can be done without raising superstition as Tiger recognised at the time, and having only switched from Mizuno when he turned professional in 1997.
Just ask Graeme McDowell who after winning the US Open in 20010 signed a very lucrative deal with Srixon, and leaving Callaway after many years. Not to mention much success .
In return for a multi-year contract McDowell agreed to use Srixon irons, Cleveland wedges and the latest Srixon golf balls. He also now wears a Srixon hat, uses the glove and carries a Srixon bag. All reward for becoming the first European to win the US Open for 40 years - since equalled by McIlroy - and holing the winning putt at the Ryder Cup in 2010. Not to mention defeating Tiger Woods over 36 holes and a play off at the Chevron World Challenge the same year.
Since making the switch though McDowell has yet to win a tournament, all adding to the understandable reluctance of golfers to change their equipment. Unless of course the deal is too hard to refuse. Particulalry as these sponsorshop deals exceed the athletes annual salaries by a multiple of the possible prize money earned in a season in golf. Or the annual salaries that are possible in the NBA, NFL or indeed football world.
There is a vital difference between career earnings and endorsements.
Floyd Mayweather
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $85 million
Salary/winnings: $85 million
Endorsements: $0
Sport: Boxing , Age: 35
Manny Pacquaio
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $62 million
Salary/winnings: $56 million
Endorsements: $6 million (Monster Energy, Hennessy, Nike, Hewlett-Packard)
Sport: Boxing , Age: 33
Tiger Woods
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $59.4 million
Salary/winnings: $4.4 million
Endorsements: $55 million (Nike)
Sport: Golf, Age: 36
Net Worth: $500 million – As of September 2010, according to Forbes
LeBron James
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $53 million
Salary/winnings: $13 million
Endorsements: $40 million ( Nike, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, State Farm and others)
Sport: Basketball, Age: 27
Roger Federer
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $52.7 million
Salary/winnings: $7.7 million
Endorsements: $45 million (Nike, Rolex, Wilson, Credit Suisse)
Sport: Tennis, Age: 30
Kobe Bryant
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $52.3 million
Salary/winnings: $20.3 million
Endorsements: $32 million
Sport: Basketball, Age: 33
Phil Mickelson
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $47.8 million
Salary/winnings: $4.8 million
Endorsements: $43 million (Callaway, Barclay’s, KPMG, Exxon, Rolex, Amgen/Pfizer)
Sport: Golf, Age: 41
David Beckham
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $46 million
Salary/winnings: $9 million
Endorsements: $37 million (Burger King, Sainsbury’s, Samsung)
Net Worth: £160 million ($260m) – As of April 2012, according to the Sunday Times Rich List
Sport: Football, Age:37
9 Cristiano Ronaldo
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $42.5 million
Salary/winnings: $20.5 million
Endorsements: $22 million (Nike, Castrol, Konami and others)
Sport: Football, Age: 27
10 Peyton Manning
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $42.4 million
Salary/winnings: $32.4 million
Endorsements: $10 million (Reebok, Sony, Wheaties, DirecTV, Gatorade, Papa John’s)
Sport: Football (NFL) , Age: 36
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Michael Jordan Files Lawsuit in China
Basketball legend Michael Jordan has filed a lawsuit in China against a Chinese sportswear company, accusing the firm of unauthorised use of his name.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame recipient and former Chicago Bulls star said on Thursday that Qiaodan Sports, a company located in the southern Fujian province, had built its business around his Chinese name and jersey number without his permission.
"It is deeply disappointing to see a company build a business off my Chinese name without my permission, use the number 23 and even attempt to use the names of my children," Jordan said in a statement.
"This complaint is not about money. It's about principle and protecting my name," he added.
Jordan is known as Qiaodan in basketball-mad China that has produced its own basketball superstar in Yao Ming. The moniker was registered by Qiaodan Sports, the statement said. It did not specify what compensation Jordan was seeking from the company.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Chinese company defended its use of the name.
"Qiaodan is a trademark registered under the Chinese law by our company and the legitimate use of the trademark is protected," Qiaodan Sports said in emailed comments.
Over the past few years, the company has become the Olympic partner of Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. And in 2010, it became the official partner of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
Jordan filed the case on Tuesday in a Chinese court. NBA breakout star Jeremy Lin may face similar issues in China further down the road as a woman in the eastern province of Jiangsu has already registered his name, in Chinese characters, as a trademark, the Shanghai Daily newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Lin himself is applying for a trademark in the United States to the term "Linsanity", which is widely used to describe his meteoric rise to fame, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office website.
Apple Inc faces similar legal tangles in China. On Thursday, a Shanghai court denied a request in a trademark case by Chinese technology firm Proview Technology (Shenzhen) to stop Apple from selling its iPad tablet in the city.
Proview claims it owns the iPad trademark in China, while Apple says the trademark was bought from the firm years ago.
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