RE:Money ???
by mahaveer vd on May 09, 2007 03:11 PM
Hello, you one Sick minded person, dont compare every thing with money, if you continue to be like this you will be sold one day for less than a rupee.
RE:Money ???
by Goodfella on May 09, 2007 04:11 PM
u morons.. "Sir Garfield Sobers" was upset because a fan took a snap and did not pay up. It was all over newspapers.
" %u201CIt was a different kind of heartbreak to see the greatest of the greats, Sir Garry Sobers, at 73, and well looked after by life and his achievements, asking for 100 dollars for every picture his fans wanted to click with him,%u201D complained Indian newspaper the Daily Pioneer.
%u201CHe should have been thanking his young disciples for having loved him so intensely even 34 years after he retired from a game that has never been slim on heroes.%u201D
Fans said it was not the same on other islands.
%u201CWe had photographs with Sir Viv Richards in Antigua and he obliged everyone with autographs. It was only here in Barbados where we have had to pay,%u201D said Kassim Solly.
%u201CWe even played beach cricket with some of them in Antigua.%u201D
But Deighton Smith, chief executive of Cricket Legends of Barbados, justified the amounts being charged%u2026"
RE:Money ???
by gaurav chitnis on May 09, 2007 06:31 PM
Hi,
Let me clarify this misconception. What you have read in the newspapers is partly true. He did charge money when he was clicking photos outside the cricket stadium where a session was arrange. And that was for the welfare of Babados cricket and not for himself. Please don't forget that even though he's a legend, he's a Barbadian citizen first and when the cricket authorities approached him and a few other cricketers they did agree for these photo and autograph sessions for a small fee after the cricket match. Also, there were thousands of people who wanted a free picture and autograph from these legends. Obviously they had to be restricted or else it would have been endless. There was a mad rush outside because alongwith Sir Gary Sobers there was Sir Everton Weekes, Gordon Greenidge, and Wesley Hall. All of them legends in their own right.
Now in my case above he was there to promote his book and his rum at the local store, and I luckily happened to be there. In short he was there in his personal interest and not for Barbados cricket and hence did not charge anything. And he was willingly interacting with everyone, allowing photos, autographs, and having a small chat whenever possible. I sincerely found him to be a very patient, warm and a down to earth person in spite of his legendary status. I hope this clarifies your doubts.
I can understand how Gaurav must have felt when he got to meet Sobers. He was the one idol of mine who ever fell off the pedstal. He played the Game for the sheer enjoyment of the game!
