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Originally posted by tomtom232Wrong. Athletes are popular. Publicity helps. NBC played Phelps and Bolt. These two will be heroes. Bruce Jenner was the key attraction in 1980 because the network showed him. We know about Carl Lewis because the network showed him.The network tried to create a story about Lewis breaking the Long Jump record but Lewis could not do it. The network tries to create public interest. The fortunate soul that is the center of the network's attention will be the hero when he wins.
No, because if it was an Olympic sport it would be encouraged in the US instead of kids being ostracized for playing chess the ones good at it would be popular..... Poularity is a huge motivator in the US.
Besides somebody would figure out some kind of drug if they needed to haha.
Originally posted by gambit3I'm talking about in school. Of course the athlete who is the center of attention will be a hero and nationally or even internationally poular. The kids in school who are god at basketball or good at football or baseball... Those sports are highly publicized and its a fact that chess, in the US, isn't but if it was it would suddenly be an interest to many more children in the us.
Wrong. Athletes are popular. Publicity helps. NBC played Phelps and Bolt. These two will be heros. Bruce Jenner was the key attraction in 1980 because the network showed him. We know about Carl Lewis because the network showed him.The network tried to create a story about Lewis breaking the Long Jump record but Lewis could not do it. The network tries to cr ...[text shortened]... The fortunate soul that is the center of the network's attention will be the hero when he wins.
Originally posted by tomtom232I am from a Confederate state. Being an American I can speak somewhat for America. America will see the athletic prowess and physique of the ball player and the wealth that it can produce and want to be like he is. Why kiss the Boss' as for peanuts when you can play ball and look like that all the while getting payed is well? Did you see Bolt put in fourty hours a week? What does the US Chess Champion have that America would want?
I'm talking about in school. Of course the athlete who is the center of attention will be a hero and nationally or even internationally poular. The kids in school who are god at basketball or good at football or baseball... Those sports are highly publicized and its a fact that chess, in the US, isn't but if it was it would suddenly be an interest to many more children in the us.
Originally posted by tomtom232Having more publicity would help draw more people / kids to chess. However, I agree with gambit here. The big sports aren't popular because they are publicized...they are popular because people love to play and watch them. Granted, the mega advertising certainly increases the popularity.
I'm talking about in school. Of course the athlete who is the center of attention will be a hero and nationally or even internationally poular. The kids in school who are god at basketball or good at football or baseball... Those sports are highly publicized and its a fact that chess, in the US, isn't but if it was it would suddenly be an interest to many more children in the us.
Put it this way, put 5 million into advertising stamp collecting and 5 million into advertising bowling...you will have a far greater inpact increasing the bowlers than stamp collectors because bowling is more appealing to americans.
Magnify this for Chess and Basketball. Etc.