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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 10:20 pm
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Originally Posted by greathustle
Dunno about volleyball, but knowing the salary most/all of the US mens basketball players make in their day jobs, if i was one of them..... I would toss the coach ticket in the trash and buy my own full fare F for a flight that suited my schedule
And that's why so many pro athletes end up broke...

I would instead "demand" that my corporate sponsor (IMG?) work with an airline to subsidize my airfare in F. Of course I would be happy to do an endorsement in their honor... This is why the famous never have to pay for anything.
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