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Homer · Guest

Lawrence,

You mean the asian players are ruining the tour because they are a bit aloof and distant.
In that case Barry Bonds should be ousted from MLB as he regularly insults fans, reporters and others and is colder than a dead fish.

Also, you should have checked your facts, they (asian golfers) DO give to charity. Pak Se ri for example, does so more then generously in partnership with her sponsor Samsung.

Also, like posco pointed out, Stepheson's raising of the shields for the LPGA just might have to do with the fact that these asian golfers are mopping the fairway with her....

Lakeheader · Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Location: Seoul

At least someone listed the standings so that one would know who the hell Jan Stephenson is (is not). She isn't even in the top 100!!
If the 'Asian players' just want to do their job and go home that is there business. Perhaps they just want to be the best golfer they can be and are not all too concerned about gaining Nike sponsership. They may just love the game more than the business, so be it.
Does anyone think Ms. Stephenson would have increased tolerance if the Asian players were more popular with the press? I'm guessing the crank would be even more bitter.
My second guess is that she might now be jelous that they can handle their drinking a little better than she can. I can't believe she has the nerve to speak about how someone should handle P.R. She must have spent the afternoon in the lounge with Daley before this interview.

FierceInvalid · Joined: 16 Mar 2003

Stupid thing to say, no doubt. I can see where it came from, though. A friend of mine once met Pak Se Ri while working at an LPGA event in Canada, and described her as by far the most rude/dismissive/least personable player he met, and he met a bunch. He's hated her ever since (in that "hate" reserved for celebrities kind of way).

Now, an athlete has no more responsibility to be charasmatic than to give to charity (In my mind much less, since I believe that they do have a responsibility to give, but thats another topic), but I can certainly see how it would help the tour if they were. I've never liked stone-faced drone athletes, even if they were good - Seve Ballesteros and Duval are two that I can think of just from golf. Truth is, if the best players have marketable personalities then it is good for the whole organization. Modern sports are a televised business, and the league/tour has to sell an image that people will watch, ie buy. Being good isn't enough on it's own, especially for something like the LPGA which already struggles with the fact that it doesn't have the highest talent level out there for its game. If viewers consistently find the leaders in tournaments uninteresting, they won't watch as much, and prize money will decrease.

The only mistake this player made in her comments that I can see is that she labelled only the Asian players as being the boring ones. Surely this isn't the case.

ulsanchris · Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Location: take a wild guess

funny how the one guy guessed the hockey team being talked about was ottawa. I thought it might be the canucks and pavel bure.

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Dan · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Sunny Glendale, CA

The point that was neglected from the article, is that women's golf is more popular than ever, and the cash prizes for tournaments is constantly going up and up.

so maybe this person's assessment of the LPGA isn't on target.

On the other hand · Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Location: I walk along the avenue

If Stephenson's stats really are so pathetic, I'm amused that she thought she'd be able to make her comments without someone throwing the "sour grapes" thing at her.

I'm not a sports fan, but I've always found it strange that people who are get so worked up about players not having likable personalities or being good role models. You think they'd just be able to watch the games, enjoy the display of skill, and leave it at that.

Is the average sports enthusiast REALLY so devoid of meaningful relationships in his lfe that he must derive emotional sustenance from people he's never met and almost certainly never will?

bucheon bum · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

women's golf is more popular than ever? Perhaps globally, but in the USA? I don't know about that one. The women used to make more money than the Seniors, no longer the case. Seniors also get better tv coverage than the women do thse days. 20-25 years ago that wasn't the case.

And derrek, I think you're confusing Samsung with Hyundai. Samsung's chairman was adament that he'd never give a dime to North Korea unless he saw where the money was going. Fat chance that'd ever happen with Kim Jong-Il.

makushi · Joined: 08 Jun 2003

Not sure what is worse..people who post about people with REAL lives ....or people with REAL lives that are ridicously rigid,boring, and cold...LOSERS!

The Man known as The Man · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 11:02 am Post subject:

Dan · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Sunny Glendale, CA

Mosley · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Good point about Bure and his former team. How about it casinoman? Tell us what team you were talking about.

casinoman · Joined: 12 Sep 2003 Location: seoul

ulsanchris wrote:
[quote]funny how the one guy guessed the hockey team being talked about was ottawa. I thought it might be the canucks and pavel bure.