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Who would you pay to watch play? Perhaps Nike?

I know that discretionary spending is light thanks to the current economic crisis, but I found an interesting article on MSNBC.com that looked at what athletes other athletes would pay to watch. The number one answer was no surprise, Tiger Woods. Keep in mind that this wasn't a broad survey of athletes; in fact, it was just 40 athletes. Nevertheless, Tiger beat Michael Jordan (MJ) as the athlete most athletes would pay to see.

I have seen MJ play in person (the good MJ, not the Wizards MJ), so I would have to say that I would pay to see Tiger (which would have happened if he hadn't been forced out of the Ryder Cup) knock that dimpled white ball around for 18 (or more) holes.

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