Tiger Woods has finally returned to golf for the first time since his accident in November. What are your thoughts on his return?
The PGA needs Tiger Woods. He is such a big deal that golf was losing money during his absence. No one was watching golf when Tiger was out, so people [were] [a]waiting his return.
Former NBA player Antoine Walker recently revealed that he lost the $100 million he earned during his career. Why are so many former players losing their money?
These guys come into the pros without any good role models. They don’t have guidance and people are not telling them to save money. The money can only last for so long. Some guys go to the club and can end up spending $20,000 in one night if they are in a major city. NFL player Dan Wilcox said that NFL players should spend as if they are making minimum wage because that money has to last for the rest of their life if they don’t have another skill set. If you spend it all in a couple of years, you will be broke. A lot of guys just don’t think like that.
The NCAA Basketball Tournament recently concluded. A study revealed that only a small percentage of black basketball players are graduating. Why are so many players failing in the classroom?
Like some NBA players, [many] black NCAA athletes don’t have role models. Some are coming from broken homes … and are not taught the value of an education. But so many guys are brainwashed from 8 years old to think that sports is their life. … And the high school programs don’t care. They want to coach the next Michael Vick or LeBron James because that will get their schools more money. Schools are not set up to make kids amazing students if they are athletes. That’s the reality.
