tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439380262226647650.post7508089472516322540..comments2024-02-13T15:58:05.317-08:00Comments on My so-called FABULOUS life: Making Sense and CentsBriannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930781699703723927noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439380262226647650.post-20390682757520795002009-07-26T02:35:48.228-07:002009-07-26T02:35:48.228-07:00always great blog! problem #1 all track athletes g...always great blog! problem #1 all track athletes get stuckon the big 4 shoe companies for sponsorship--notsmart since they dont give a shit about track athletes since 99% of you don't make them money--u cost them money--so since you and afew other female athletes have amazing fit bodies you all need to go outside the box--for sponsorship. O magazine-wasnt jackie joyner sponsored by Honda and doesn't General Motors have an image problem right now? Ford motor company stock is up 600% & ford fusion is a hot car and so is the flex--and you fit there demographic beauty wise age wise etc; Nike this Adidas that--they are both bullshit--radioshack just committed a ton of cash to lance armstrong for next years tour--what does radioshack have anything to do with cycling?<br />What about apple dont ya'll be listening to ipods?--do you see where i'm going with this--you gotta know ur value so they can see it--u gotta believe it so they do--u gotta make them understand how to live the dream and how does that connect with consumers--there are plenty of sponsors out there--look in other places-whirlpool--don't you need to wash them gold shorts and socks from all that playing in the sand?---joep vegas/dcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439380262226647650.post-75007875931695507842009-07-24T09:52:59.936-07:002009-07-24T09:52:59.936-07:00Hey, I'll raise Marcus $20 and pay you $40. Pa...Hey, I'll raise Marcus $20 and pay you $40. Parked car... sideways of course. lol.<br /><br />Remember your networking post a few months back? Well, maybe it's time you brush up on your networking skills and put yourself out there.<br /><br />Looking good on the track, now it's time to look even better off it.t.v.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09520453763962154292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439380262226647650.post-24612113544605690522009-07-24T03:33:55.656-07:002009-07-24T03:33:55.656-07:00I could be wrong, but I was pretty surprised when ...I could be wrong, but I was pretty surprised when I saw Dwight Phillips competing in Eugene "sponsored" by Terrence Trammell's Track Star Apparel. <br />"The swoosh didn't renewd him the contract after Beijing" - I tought - maybe even because he's starting to get "old". But then, after he dropped the 2nd best performance of all time in Oregon, all of the sudden, during his first competition overseas, he was hanging on the track in an orange & gray outfit. They were probably waiting for him in the mix zone in Eugene, with a pen and a contract in their hands.<br /><br />Now, the point is: ok, we're all stucked (hopefully, not for much longer) in this damn crisis, BUT.<br />Can you really give up on an Olympic gold medalist and two time W. Champion (plus a bronze in Japan) who always competed for you just because he didn't performed on the top of the world last year?<br />Is it really a smart idea to stop supporting a track ambassador like Diwght only because he's over 30?<br /><br />YE$$$$$$$ is the answer.<br />Sad, but true.Alehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251360920576568005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439380262226647650.post-43859188706889500272009-07-24T02:02:40.040-07:002009-07-24T02:02:40.040-07:00Pick the company you would most like to be sponsor...Pick the company you would most like to be sponsored by, then do your meets wearing nothing but gear from their biggest competitior. Just make sure they know you're not actually sponsored by their competitor. I bet they'd call you then if you keep winning. :)<br /><br />By the way, I'll pay you $20 to watch you jump over a parked car... long ways of course.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218840960693024769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439380262226647650.post-20313360130954062072009-07-23T21:53:31.691-07:002009-07-23T21:53:31.691-07:00(there is a person or firm who should be fired and...(there is a person or firm who should be fired and its not you)!<br /><br />If you have no deals in place by now with the kick ass performances you are turning in event after event! My god, you just won Spain's main event with a giant leap! You are jumping personal bests over and over in events!<br /><br />My god (again), your representing the United Sates of America! Are they, they being the United States of America going to let you wear your gold shorts and socks? Or do you have to conform to USA clothes? <br /><br />I'd say, HEY, NO CONTRACT, I'M WEARING MY GOLD SHORTS AND SOCKS!<br /><br />You have earned the right to represent the USA in the year 2009 in the World Finals event of Women's Long Jumping and you get no respect? Hello Obama, has anyone called him? He seems to be handing out money in a patriotic manner! WTF? Why not Women Long Jumpers representing the country!<br /><br />Just curious. Seems like everything in life politics at work.<br /><br />F them! Wear the gold and socks with a banner sign on your back saying "Briana's Steak House, No Contract, No Steak Sauce!"<br /><br />jbj bucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439380262226647650.post-80982196147743704872009-07-23T10:19:40.046-07:002009-07-23T10:19:40.046-07:00Just like one of the other responders said, jump s...Just like one of the other responders said, jump so well that you make the sponsors "WISH" that they could have you as a representative... A well-paid representative.... <br />Have a great one!!!!!fstevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05456358800659560442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439380262226647650.post-70485439722870805972009-07-23T03:49:17.482-07:002009-07-23T03:49:17.482-07:00Good Post. Track athletes are underpaid to begin w...Good Post. Track athletes are underpaid to begin with as far as I'm concerned. I'm actually curious how some of the countries you're visiting treat their track and field athletes? I've seen some of the prize monies on these European Circuit meets and it seems like all the U.S. has is the Visa Championship Series. <br /><br />I am inspired by your drive though. I think most of us who read this blog are.Slim Jacksonhttp://www.threewaystotakeit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439380262226647650.post-25144585468743838022009-07-22T17:54:58.032-07:002009-07-22T17:54:58.032-07:00At the US Nats in Eugene, OR a few weeks ago, I ov...At the US Nats in Eugene, OR a few weeks ago, I overheard an interesting conversation (only because the parties sat just behind me on the bleachers at Hayward). It was a meeting between a classy dressed sports agent (he was totally out of place at Hayward in his crisp white shirt, tie and black pants) and a young college athlete and the athlete's father (both of whom seemed excited at the beginning of the conversation). I was shocked at what this agent was offering (in the amount of money and the basic rule that the agent pretty much owns their arse for the next few years). My heart goes out to all pro athletes. You definitely do not get what you deserve for how hard you work. It bugs me that some young athletes get paid based on their 'potential' when they haven't proven themselves over the long haul. Kudos to all who keep doing it for the love of the sport while not making the money they rightfully deserve. Fight the fight will all you can give, do what makes you happy, love your life and live it with honor and integrity. Your fans will always love you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439380262226647650.post-26225270011289742762009-07-22T15:12:55.264-07:002009-07-22T15:12:55.264-07:00i dont knw you but im a 28 yr old female athlete a...i dont knw you but im a 28 yr old female athlete and your stories are so inspiring and just like you I believe that my best yrs in track are still ahead of me .I missed making the team to berlin but i knw ill make the team in 2011 and then olympics in 2012 and I knw you will too sos keep on keeping on and God bless you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439380262226647650.post-51835987082749905412009-07-22T14:33:51.685-07:002009-07-22T14:33:51.685-07:00You have WAY more in you. I know you do. And since...You have WAY more in you. I know you do. And since I was with you when you bought those socks, you bettre wear the. ALL of them :)<br /><br />I believe in you.Biancahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148305912197192593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439380262226647650.post-92066638801959590932009-07-22T12:21:43.602-07:002009-07-22T12:21:43.602-07:00It's indeed a sad state of affairs. This proba...It's indeed a sad state of affairs. This probably isn't what you want to hear, but it's just bad luck that the same season you're jumping monstrous jumps is the same season the world is plunged into an economic crisis and the suits at the top of the Sports Attire companies decide to tighten their sponsorship belts. You should show them what they're missing in Berlin and drop one again - victory for the Golden shorts, stripy socks and headband against the swoosh and triple stripe! <br /><br />Or you could do a Romain Mesnil and run naked through your chosen city and jump feet first into a sand box. Just a thought.Cormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06085958212232470247noreply@blogger.com