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jorge1209 t1_jcfhzjh wrote

Reply to comment by meem09 in U.S. Olympic medalist Raven Saunders banned for 18 months. by PrincessBananas85

> At the very least someone in her circle should be on top of this.

Athletes don't make enough money to have a personal assistant to do this crap for them. When you say "her circle" you basically mean "her mom or dad, or her coach" both of whom likely have their own full-time jobs.

Also, only one person is allowed inside the throwing circle during a throw. Everyone else is supposed to be behind the cage.

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Harambiz t1_jcfngri wrote

Most of them actually make a pretty decent living, with sponsors like Nike and Leidos she certainly isn’t hurting for money. Not to mention winning gold medal is a cool $37,000 payout.

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patricksaurus t1_jcfzq5f wrote

That’s a very wrong impression. You can find any number of stories that all say the same thing: most Olympic athletes are not in good financial shape.

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Harambiz t1_jchxc4p wrote

A literal quote from your first article “Paycheck depends on how I preform at a major championships once every 2-4 years. If I do not preform well in one moment I cannot financially support myself.”

Yes most athletes don’t do well, but most athletes also aren’t gold medalist with billion dollar corporations sponsoring them. She is fine.

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patricksaurus t1_jchxqcq wrote

Yes, it is possible to read one sentence from the four articles I listed and dishonestly maintain a false impression. If you’re more interested in arguing than being correct, I mean.

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Harambiz t1_jci1x1j wrote

If you simply look up her net worth she is worth anywhere between 400k-5 million. Which is far higher than the median American net worth of 122k

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patricksaurus t1_jci4awl wrote

You went to "celebritynetworth.com" or some similar completely bullshit site, believed it, and weren't at all alarmed that the estimate has an uncertainty of a factor of 12.5?

All in service of not having to learn something new... quite a commitment to preserving your ignorance.

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Harambiz t1_jci4pr3 wrote

I looked at multiple sites, and gave you the range I got. She got money, she even said after winning gold that money would no longer be an issue. It’s crazy to think that a gold medal athlete with multiple big sponsorship deals is anywhere near the average American.

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patricksaurus t1_jci577a wrote

So you took the average of dogshit information and think you got something other than dogshit?

I mean, at least you're consistent.

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Harambiz t1_jci5gqe wrote

You have provided nothing to state she isn’t doing well other than some cherry picked articles that says average Olympic athlete’s are struggling. She isn’t average.

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patricksaurus t1_jci7s84 wrote

So in your world, a string of articles by credible news sources who interview people and cite data is less compelling than notoriously inaccurate websites that guess celebrity net worth?

You have to be breathing exhaust fumes and eating lead paint to think like this.

Feel free to google for yourself. See if you find a string of article describing Olympic athletes living the high life.

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