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|https://thumbsnap.com/hrNuvWNu[/url]havoc said:
I have to say I have some sympathy for her.
- Since when was it a key part of a sportsperson's job to speak to the media?
- ...especially when said media behave like a pack of wolves rather than being respectful and sticking to the person's professional life?
Her sponsors will be paying her massively for promotion- Since when was it a key part of a sportsperson's job to speak to the media?
- ...especially when said media behave like a pack of wolves rather than being respectful and sticking to the person's professional life?
alorotom said:
havoc said:
I have to say I have some sympathy for her.
- Since when was it a key part of a sportsperson's job to speak to the media?
- ...especially when said media behave like a pack of wolves rather than being respectful and sticking to the person's professional life?
Her sponsors will be paying her massively for promotion- Since when was it a key part of a sportsperson's job to speak to the media?
- ...especially when said media behave like a pack of wolves rather than being respectful and sticking to the person's professional life?
It's the tour organizers that want the press conferences (for their main sponsors) rather than the individual player's sponsors.
vaud said:
All of which can be achieved without press conferences. In fact I'd suggest they could get better PR/interviews in quiet 1:1 sessions.
It's the tour organizers that want the press conferences (for their main sponsors) rather than the individual player's sponsors.
Well, if you are putting up 30M euros in prize money you might expect some exposure.It's the tour organizers that want the press conferences (for their main sponsors) rather than the individual player's sponsors.
The two go hand in hand. Elite level athletes expect to be paid handsomely, and those doing the paying expect something in return - no-one at that level of sport can expect to be able to simply turn up, do their thing then go home again afterwards without saying a word to anyone. Tennis, compared to a sport like football or the big US sports, gets a very easy ride from the press, especially at press conferences.
Antony Moxey said:
The two go hand in hand. Elite level athletes expect to be paid handsomely, and those doing the paying expect something in return - no-one at that level of sport can expect to be able to simply turn up, do their thing then go home again afterwards without saying a word to anyone. Tennis, compared to a sport like football or the big US sports, gets a very easy ride from the press, especially at press conferences.
Indeed, reminds me of Martin Brundle's comment - you get paid £££ to cover the media/sponsor stuff you don't want to do, and you get to do your hobby as a job for freeSurely the difference here is she has said that she didn't want to do the interviews (which by all accounts aren't great fun at all) due to her MH and the Tour said no, so she has pulled out of said Tour
Not sure what else she could have done and her team posting on her SM has nothing to do with any of it
Not sure what else she could have done and her team posting on her SM has nothing to do with any of it
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