Does the CEO of the WSL make 34 million dollars a year? Should he?
It was disclosed today that commissioner of the National Football League, Roger Goodell, made 34.something million dollars last year pushing his nine year total to 180.something million dollars and wow! Who knew sports were so lucrative? I should have gone to commissioning school instead of getting a graduate degree in Applied Linguistics!
Which brings us to our own commissioner. No not Kieren Perrow silly goose! Our own version of Roger Goodell, WSL CEO Paul Speaker! It is no secret that our league models itself directly after the NFL. CEO Speaker compares the two, regularly, when he decides to chat with the non-endemic media. So what do you think he makes? Do you think he clears 1.something million dollars a year? Do you think his salary is performance-based? Do you think he is worth every penny? Do you think when he goes to dinner parties he unbuttons the top button of his pants, after dinner of course, sits back and says, “What do I do? Funny you should ask. I am the CEO of the WSL.” Do you think the other guests whisper “What the hell is a WSL?” in each other’s ears?
I would ask CEO Speaker himself but he hasn’t granted my multiple requests for an interview yet. Maybe you can help! What do you think?
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Twist: Paul Speaker makes $34mil, but the Brazilian gov’t is holding onto half of it, and the other half is Quiksilver stock.
Try the interview under a pseudonym. Or get a job with Fox, apparently.
As I got older, I realized if people had a lot of money, they usually talked about it a lot….
but if they had a shit-ton of money, they NEVER talk about it…
is there a firm number where your bank account finally eclipses your ego?
Not in Gabby’s case!
No pro surfer in the history of the sport has made it into the ‘shit-ton of money’ category.
are we defining a “shit ton” of money as being in the 100 million plus range in liquid assets?
I’d define it as “more than rappers, rockstars, or athletes can ever hope to make, much less poor cunts like me.”
I’d think that’s too high really. $50M is probably a better number. $10M is still “look at my money” money – enough to shit on your neighbors and friends, but not enough to buy a planes and yachts.
how liquid? i’d say if you could have it in cash by the end of the week, $25mil is a shit ton, especially for surfers. real estate holdings and stock in small/private companies with questionable business models shouldn’t count.
Michael Tomson did, just don’t ask how…
Also distinctions of new/old money, no?
I’m sure he’s hesitant to interview only because he’s wary of your charm and uncertain of his own fashion decisions. Much less his surfing ability.