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So is it going to be Alessi camp racing or ?
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Grendel - great summary.
Iampkrfn - you might be just a bit off in this progression of a young athlete. In many situations, there is no point where the parents just "steps back". Depending on the age/maturity of the kid, that process may take many years. In some cases, the families work together for a very long time, even throughout the entire career of the athlete.
Just because the parent stays involved, does not mean they are always evil. Depending on the sport, being successful; requires the efforts of many, and not all athletes are capable of managing all these relationships. So in many cases, several family members are involved in their careers. They are not all in it for just the money, and they usually care a great deal about the well being of their kids.
So first of all, the parents have to stay involved until the kid is 18 (most states). Then they usually stay involved to some degree until they either feel their kid has the right team of professionals, or in some cases, they stay involved until the kid says he is ready to handle things on their own. It’s rare any kid these days makes it to the professional level without the huge dedication of his/her family. And it’s pretty rare you see a professional athlete remain successful and financially well off through retirement without family support all along the way.
Tony does not make Mike get up every morning to train to win. Mike has to do that himself, every day he is able to. But Mike is able to focus on training and winning because he has great family support that allows him this focus. If Tony were to really “step back”, Mike would be responsible for managing the many tracks/facilities, the business professionals (accountants, attorneys, PR agents, risk/financial planners, etc), the support workforce (drivers, mechanics, track workers, admin staff, etc) and many other aspects of the business of MX/SX.
Where Matthes may need to adjust his thoughts a bit…..is that Mike Alessi is still a strong product in the sport. And he stays that way because of the program he is involved in, which is still managed in part by Tony. And as you will see when SX season rolls around, Mike may not have burned through as many brands, and as many chances for a championship as Matthes indicates.
Time will tell.
Carry on.
Just wanting to be a part of history here!
You are right on this: Time will tell.
The "Factory Rider" may become a thing of the past here pretty soon. It's been proven you can win without being on a factory team. Wouldn't "bike options" mean there is more than one factory prepared to give him bikes and parts to start his own program with??
Think about it this way....
What do sponsors want to see? They want thier brands in the media, associated with a winner.
How do you get that? Most media coverage consists of the race start (whole shot) the podium shot, the sick finish line whip, and the TV race coverage (when your brands are very visable).
Now hold up one hand and count the factory teams. Hold your other hand and count the riders that have the potential for getting the most media coverage (above).
What does that tell ya? It tells you that Mike has a lot of branding potential that sponsors desire. So when sponsors are looking to maximize thier coverage for thier brands, the fact that Tony had a shock examined in the past or what ever, is not as big of a concern as what Mike can do for their brand right now.
So this "burned through" teams/bike brands concept is not really relavent in todays business environment. But it does make for really good reading!
I'm not accusing Tony of being after Mike's money, but sometimes parents have to know when to cut the cord.
I'll give it a shot.
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Dungey's parents are pretty smart dontcha think?
I hope to hell whoever is in charge has mike on a strict supercross diet with a side of whoops everyday for breakfast. guarantee the kid can ride sx with the best of them. after reed and stewart it's mikes to lose and hell he might even be able to beat those guys once or twice.
Pit Row
Now let’s look at the players that come out on the 4th and 5th rounds of the draft (where my firm’s specialty is). They just do not get the same attention from the top agents/professionals, because 4% of their gross earnings is not enough to make the agents private jet monthly payments. So they do rely more on way more family support than those first round folks.
MX is not that different. When you look at the 40 riders starting a national, do you think more or less than half are there mostly because of the support of their families? Heck, look at the top 15. Do you think all their families have “stepped back” from their careers? That’s just not the way it is once you get below the guys at the very top.
Also, some sports are different when it comes to what it takes to keep the athlete on top. In the NFL, you don’t have to build a stadium to practice in.
Just another view point, and my efforts to keep the longest thread in history alive.
a...yer fucking fired. tony...fire this douche immediately....lmao
btw...I also agree with other examples given previously, such as Dungey and Carmichaels parents. Tony could learn a bit from these folks.
MA was just about as highly touted coming out as those 2 and where does he sit now in comparison?
No one disputes Mike has the ability, so what's the difference then?
I will turn in my resignation....
He's out injured too, guess if Tony is to blame for Mikes crashing, we need to put this one on momma Canard for Trey crashing.
sorry...but that just disturbed me
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