And he probably spent that much repairing and upgrading Fenway in the years since, too. I think he’s redone just about everything in Fenway at this point.
Not necessarily. Not everyone is wired that way. There are other factors are work, especially if you are going to receive generational wealth, regardless.
Tom Brady took less because he had an incredibly wealthy wife and he had already made a ton of money. MJ did as well as he received millions from sponsors and he was made whole at the end of his deal. That's it, that's the list as far as I can see. Perhaps there are one or 2 others that I am not aware of.
Not to get too far into this, but guys take less money all the time. Many players want to be in a certain geographic area or have kids in schools or don’t want to uproot their families etc….
and yet he left when offered more money
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Good point. He left money on the table once, but wasn’t going to do that twice. The same can be said for the likes of Freddie Freeman, Jose Altuve, Mike Trout & Clayton Kershaw. All took “team friendly” deals at first but maxed out their deals after that.and yet he left when offered more money
