Comments on: Roger Clemens Is No Longer A Player, He’s A Product

By: vlado

vlado — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:26:36 +0000

he is a steroid user!!!

By: Margo Spak

Margo Spak — Sat, 19 May 2007 22:14:56 +0000

I would just like to know what professional athletes do with all this money they are paid. What can you possilby do with $28,000,000 a year? I am a single parent with a 17 year old son going off to college this year. My son will be taking out student loans for approximately $10,000 a year for the next 4 years, and more to go on to grad school. Ya think Roger might want to help out one of us little pions with a measly $50,000 so I won’t have to be more in debt? Don’t get me wrong, I love watching professional sports, but with players salaries going higher and higher, and the price of tickets going right along with it, pretty soon, us pions who cheer on these athletes, won’t be able to afford going to see them anymore! Then what will happen?

By: Ed Roach

Ed Roach — Fri, 11 May 2007 23:41:07 +0000

I agree with Bornentrepreneur, The man has built his personal brand up to such a degree that he commands and gets the salary he does. I find it odd that a lot of the public don’t believe sports stars deserve that kind of income yet have no problem with what film and rock stars pull in.

You have to admire the self-confidence and business savy involved. I’m sure team owners would love to return to the days when they made all the cash and the players were paid peanuts. I’m not a sports fan, but I admire the effort these people make to achieve the massive success they earn.

I’d say his brand is very strong, and will stay that way for the foreseeable future. His star will fade from the game one day, but if he continues to leverage his past glories he will be able to maintain a brand with value throughout his retirement years.

By: BornEntrepreneur

BornEntrepreneur — Fri, 11 May 2007 20:45:33 +0000

But you gotta remember that before he’s a player OR a product. He’s a man—a human being. Time is man’s most valuable asset so he must protect that with everything in his power. Is it not Clemens’ right to leverage the brand power he has tirelessly built over the years to his advantage at this moment? If he can utilize his brand to reclaim his own most valuable asset (time), then more power to him. His veteran status should surely offer him this opportunity…

Btw, I’m from Houston and think Clemens deserves every penny he is paid. The sheer amazement and awe he brings to a stadium packed with fans is proof of that.

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