Steph

 Wealth and fame of top athletes

I could have chosen Roger Federer or Eli Manning or David Beckham. But I chose Steph Curry because lately he’s trying to sell me Subway sandwiches. I don’t know much about Steph Curry, and I don’t follow his career. But he’s part of the Subway dream team of Steph, Tom Brady, Serena Williams and Megan Rapinoe.

By the end of his current contract, Steph Curry will have made more than $250,000,000. Each time he steps on the court he makes more than $500,000. Why he needs to sell sandwiches I don’t know.
If he donates $1,000,000, he will likely get notable attention, though this is just a couple of nights of work.

Studies show that the poorest Americans give the highest percentages of their income to charity, almost 4 times more than those who earn a million or more. Athletes will get media coverage if they spend an hour at a hospital or a charity. Many who spend their working lives in charitable work get little attention.

There are top achievers in dance, scientific research, diplomacy, architecture and more who will never reach the wealth and fame of Steph Curry. The bottom line, though, is that we are the ones that give fame and wealth to the Steph Curry’s. We are the ones who make them our priorities. We are the ones who complain that taxes are too high or police, fire and teachers’ salaries are too high. We are the ones who build the stadiums and arenas but balk at building low-income housing.

Anyway, I’m off to Subway.