The Jordan Hasay Facade

gonna say it wrote:

I dont understand why NIKE is too scared to pull the plug on her. She is a waste of resources and there are many more deserving elites who should be awarded a carefree lifestyle that allows them to focus on training. The only thing she offers is an instagram account.

What are you talking about? Do you believe that Nike is a small and impoverished corporation that has a limit to the number of athletes they are able to provide sponsorship money too? Have you really no clue at all as to who Nike, inc. is? It's a multinational corporation worth in excess of $32 billion. Do you know what that means? That they can and do sponsor whomever the hell they want and there is virtually no limit to the number of athletes they can sponsor. Do you even know how many skateboarders they sponsor. Yes, skateboarders. Do you think that sponsoring skateboarders is also preventing runners from being sponsored by Nike? What about the massive number of soccer players they sponsor? And teams, etc etc etc.

I think it's a safe bet to just go ahead and trust the judgement of a corporation that was able to grow itself into the most valuable sports brand in the world that they are able to make good picks in choosing who to sponsor - and conversely, that you are an idiot who knows nothing. But hey, hold your breath until Nike calls and asks for your opinion. I bet it's going to happen any second. Just hold your breath until they do.

She is still a pretty good marathoner although that ship may sail too by end of next year. I think that is her expiration date.

Jimmy21 wrote:

Chris derick is still sponsored

He should have been dropped while back if we consider Nike sponsorship to be the alpha level. He had his chances but never came through.

Also it was Alberto's fault. She never had the finishing kick. She should have moved up to marathon much earlier. Now, she has no kick nor can stay with younger girls running faster times on track. She is a marathoner.

As he should be, Chris Derrick is the Youngest American Man in the ALL TIME TOP 1000 List. Source Tilastopaja

EVERY pro track and field contract is CHARITY.

100 % of pro contracts are a" losing investment".

that's not the point though!

Sponsorship is not correlated with potential to be the best in the world.

Don’t confuse Nike with USTATF.

Nike makes money, any way it can. Pro sponsorship is just a business, you know, to makes piles of money. When Jordan sells merch because she has a massive following why wouldn’t they sign her? Nike doesn’t owe you an explanation on this one.

dagestan wrote:

EVERY pro track and field contract is CHARITY.

100 % of pro contracts are a" losing investment".

that's not the point though!

Sponsorship is not correlated with potential to be the best in the world.

I'm sure the majority of haters don't want to believe this, but I guarantee someone as "unmarketable" as Rupp has helped sell Nike shoes. Just on this site alone, you could find dozens of threads over the years discussing what shoes Rupp was racing in. There's no doubt runners have purchased shoes based on Rupp's choice.

Jimmy21 wrote:

Chris derick is still sponsored

The All Time list for the Top 1000 is 1:01.26 If you only count Official Courses (Not Downhill) The list goes to 1:01.31 Either Way Chris Derrick is the Youngest American Man( luke Pudeskra was also born in 1990, but he is a few months older than Derrick) So he should be Sponsored, As Should Hasay our 3rd fastest Marathoner and also one of our best Half Marathoners EVER And She is still young.

jocko johnson wrote:

I always question how many shoes get sold because of any individual runner, but I would guess that Nike has sold more shoes thanks to Hasay than any other distance runner.

I wonder the same thing. I'm not buying shoes because some pro runner wears them. I buy the shoes that work the best for me to run in.

Sponsors don't actually give a sh!t about times or medals. They care about promoting their brand. Sometimes for an athlete to be a good brand ambassador, they have to simply post strong performances and it doesn't matter if they lack charisma or influence (e.g., Galen Rupp). Other times, athletes can make up for their lack of performance by having a good social media presence, good personality/charisma and the attention of fans. Jordan seems to have a better following/influence than many olympians. Hence she should be paid more.

I have a lot more respect for the fact that her influence seems to come more from the respect people (women and girls especially) have for her as an athlete and person, rather than from her sex appeal like some other athletes (e.g., Maria Sharapova).

You seem like you're about 14 years old... amirite? Old enough to go to Google Finance and find out the market cap of Nike, but not savvy enough on finance or accounting to understand how business works.

Actually, Nike does have a limit to how many people they can sponsor. While they do have a large athlete sponsorship budget, it is not actually unlimited. They can't print money.

as read on Letsrun wrote:

Last I checked her marathon PR was solid enough to justify a sponsorship.

Her Marathon PR is a secondary or tertiary consideration. Her marketability is the first consideration.

masterofdisaster wrote:

Real Obvi wrote:

Hasay seems pleasant. OP does not.

And NIKE is probably better positioned to determine the best use of their sponsorship funds than OP.

Not much else to say.

It is not about being pleasant. It is about results if you didn't notice.

SMH... this is the most naive post in this thread.

Redonculous Maximus wrote:

I have a lot more respect for the fact that her influence seems to come more from the respect people (women and girls especially) have for her as an athlete and person, rather than from her sex appeal like some other athletes (e.g., Maria Sharapova).

What did Sharapova have that Hasay doesn't? Sex appeal. Charisma. Championships. Stellar personality.