Yeah, he's going to have to work hard... like everyone else... SO WHAT ???
There's lots of people out there who have no special skillset, yet work everyday...
What do you mean "so what?"
So what? So it's going to suck balls for them. Or do you just not give a **** about other people?
I don't know how many hockey players you know... Some will be ok, others are pretty dumb and are borderline high school educated. You think it's easy having to start over in your 30's? When you have kids and family and obligations?
If they don't make millions of dollars last, it's because they have been stupid and/or negligent, not saving or investing anything, like they should do. They KNOW that their career might stop at any point. Come on, even a guy like Budaj - not a major player in the NHL - has made 10 million dollars during his career. And that's not enough to last ????
I would take $100,000 a year, adjusted for inflation, until I'm 65 years old over $2,000,000 in my pocket right now but with no job or prospects. It's not about being stupid or not knowing how to manage money. Explain to me how you would make $2,000,000 last from the age of 30 until 90.
Always sad when someone gets injured, esp. so early. However, as a consolation prize, he got to play the game. Main thing is that he doesn't have injuries that impact him off the ice over the rest of his life. Some of us never got a real chance to play the game at these levels, so at least he has that.
Well Blackburn has a pretty serious, permanent injury that handicaps him in everyday life and prevents him from ever playing again. I know what you're saying, but a guy like Blackburn has been in hockey since he was a kid... It's all he's ever known. And from the age of 15, basically, hockey is your whole life. You miss out on education, you miss out of networking, you miss out on proper emotional and social development... These guys from a very young age do not have normal lives. They don't grow up the same way as you or me. So all of that suddenly being over at 30 with no support whatsoever isn't easy, at all.
Your dollar goes a long way in a city like Montreal. It's difficult to generalize, but I'd be tempted to think that we're a lot less forgiving about dirty money and those who have money and squander it.
I find that there's a culture in this city of resentment over anyone who's successful. It is VERY hard to be wealthy in Quebec. Hell, it's hard to be wealthy anywhere, but especially here. We make less money here and the jobs aren't necessarily the same. So I find most people are especially resentful towards people who have big money, even if they busted their ass to get it.
It's like, "you have no reason to complain about anything, because you're rich". Upset about high taxes? "Who cares! You're rich, you have nothing to complain about!" It's a bit ridiculous... Going off topic, but until you come to a day where you have to give the government a cheque for hundreds of thousands, or millions of dollars, you just can't understand. It's ****ing gutting.
. I know they were all tired, but come on.
