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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (526069)11/4/2009 5:04:07 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 1579035
 
"Professional video game players are like professional poker players. They're rising in popularity and celebrity status, but they will never get close to the name recognition of Tiger, A-Rod, Kobe, or Lebron."



To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (526069)11/5/2009 6:32:38 AM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1579035
 
Professional video game players are like professional poker players. They're rising in popularity and celebrity status, but they will never get close to the name recognition of Tiger, A-Rod, Kobe, or Lebron.

I wasn't talking professional; I was talking about the kids contemporaries. Do high school/grade school kids still look up to the jocks, or do many of them look up to the geeks?


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