It's the story that won't die, Tiger Woods has slept with as women as dollars he made last year. Sure he's not the only athlete to do so Derek Jeter, his now former Gillette teammate, is not only famous for banging out hit on the diamond, but also for the lovely ladies banged out. The difference with Jeter and Woods, though, is what creates the story. Jeter has never once been linked to the word marriage, while Tiger is married with two children. Without debating the issue of cheating, I've always wondered one thing: why do athletes bother getting married?Athletes and marriage go together like oil and water. For most of the year you're working, traveling the country to make coin. What good is an absentee husband and why keep an absentee wife? Doug Christie found one of the only women devoted enough to spend the money and time to travel with her man to ensure a happy relationship. Their story is known only because it's so rare. Long distance relationships suck and are hard enough, so why enter a long distance wedding? Another huge factoring the lifestyle of athletes is the amount of opportunities provided by the air between themselves and their wives. Women flock to these men and as Michael Jordan said, there are way too many women to say no to. Everywhere an athlete goes attention follows, and where ever the spotlight is women will try to find their moment in it. This means doing anything to get into your pants. Knowing this why bother exchanging vows and promising to another that she will be your one and only for eternity in front of the world?
The promises made within a marriage need to be taken more seriously. Marriage isn't just the "next step" in a relationship, it's THE step! Marriage is what you strive for, so before getting down on one knee and telling someone else you will, "love, honor, and obey them 'til death do you part" be sure those words are the truest words you've ever spoken. Sadly for athletes you may have to wait until after you've exited the spotlight to make this promise.
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Very true...but I'm on the fence about this topic. On the one hand, marriage should be taken seriously. Its not just something you do because society says as an adult, your job is to find someone to "settle down with." However, women should carry a lot of the blame with this topic. When a woman sees an athlete, they see dollar signs. Lets be honest. How else do we explain Tyrone Hill or Popeye Jones getting ass? Two of the uggliest people in history got it because women love money...In all honesty, I have very little sympathy for women who decide to marry athletes during their careers. Because as sad as it is to say, you're just going to be one of many for about 99.9% of players in the league. You do have the occasional Doug Christie scenario but that is very rare. Also, it seems like many women who do it, are balancing the infidelity with the lifestyle they obrtain. In those type of situations, its hard to feel bad for those people
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