Adam Ruins Everything - The Truth Behind Olympic Athletes' Compensation | truTV

While making it to the Olympics is a dream come true, many athletes aren't paid and live close to the poverty line. #truTV #AdamRuins
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[@cudaee8689]

Yeah, I can confirm this as true. My math teacher in eighth grade was an Olympic silver medalist. She could barely afford ends meet after winning and had to go into teaching just to survive. She worked her whole life to achieve a goal, did it, then had to start all over again without an income. I miss her and hope she’s doing all right today

[@DaisyZhangAI]

what sport was she in?

[@theshrimp1657]

Well damn that’s nice. I hope she also find joy in being a coach as well.

[@KyberNexus42]

Dayum where did you go to school??

[@AdolfSmeargle]

I knew a Paraolympian. I don’t think anything bad happened to her.

[@Tindog81476]

Oh, I knew about this during the 2002 winter Olympics, some of the athletes got kicked out of their hotel because some people eager to see the Olympics were willing to pay more. So my aunt who worked at the Olympics at that time, when she heard about it, asked my grandma if they could live at their place. She agreed to it, so during the Olympics and two weeks prior we had some of the athletes living in her basement while they attended their events. Mind you my grandma's basement is very nice and well furnished with a lot of rooms and beds and was just down the street from the Olympics so it worked well for them. They were very grateful, my grandma saw it as a service, and didn't charge them anything for it. Although they did give her some of the 'athlete exclusive items' as a present, which we still have.

[@MoonFairy929]

50Minutes man! What a raw deal for the athletes, but sounds like it turned into an awesome experience for everyone!!

[@FlurAhFlur]

Nice!

[@cynthiasmith2459]

50Minutes wow, great story, but also sad

[@wellesradio]

What about the so-called "Olympic Village"?

[@kagenlim5271]

There was a book about how the 2010 winter olympics screwed everyone

[@noahthenorthern174]

It's not only the athletes. The host countries sometimes raise taxes to be able to afford the Olympics

[@canadiankirby9508]

That may be the case but for places like Calgary as an example that isn’t all bad since hosting the Olympics can help a city grow a lot and overall can be a good thing in the long-run

[@inamib.9786]

CanadianKirby that’s more of a crapshoot. For other countries, it can just become a long term loss as they pay to maintain buildings no one uses or lets them become decrepit and take up space

[@neildennis9730]

For every London success story on the Olympics, there’s a dozen Rio nightmares for the people in those host countries.

[@wolves600]

I believe that now the olympic committee is giving preference to places that already have the stadiums and the other required infrastructure already built

[@laurahuynh8333]

Noah The Northern Only a year after the Rio Olympics, the facilities were completely abandoned. Rio has spent billions of dollars and made some people lose their homes. It’s sad the country wasted money for a one time event that they neglected after the games. They could have used the money to help with actual issues in the nation such as poverty, infrastructure repairs, etc . :(

[@killingragethrowback]

Adam needs to do more of these on just how much sports and corporations really function. And let's face it, the Olympics is a business.

[@chucktheduck7354]

tbh I feel like this falls under the misconception that people we see on tv must be rich

[@evansageser6943]

It used to be even worse though. Before the modern olympics were established, sports were seen as a pastime for the idle rich, those who could afford to spend their time honing their body on games. But right around the turn of the century, professional sports started to become a thing, and the rich despised them, because they allowed poor people to support themselves by playing the games that used to be exclusive to the upper class. Thus when the Olympics were devised they made sure that the prestige associated with them would be exclusive to amateurs and barred anyone who received compensation for their competition. Nowadays the rules have loosened somewhat and professionals can compete in most categories, but I imagine there’s still some problems Adam will explore.

[@mestre12]

i imagine that how the olimpic is too costly for the cities. Similar for the Fifa World Cups.

[@michaelmccarthy3944]

I know someone who could not accept a 50 dollar prize because they were afraid of losing their amateur status and getting kicked off their college team

[@grogery1570]

The business of sports has ruined it for me. There was an amateur golfer who won a million dollar prize for a hole in one, he was told to return the prize or lose his amateur status. Clearly the club wanted to run at a profit and running a scam prize was fine by them!

[@MsBorkbork]

@@grogery1570 did they take the prize? I'd take a million and figure something out, you can live off that for a while

[@grogery1570]

@@MsBorkbork Yes they took the prize and with the loss of amateur status they were no longer able to compete their clubs amateur competitions. After 4 years their status would have been restored, it was a threat of social exclusion but a million gets you a lot of friends

[@SerenityM16]

“Who wants to watch sports at 3 in the morning?” *this person* *alarm clock rings* “Oh boy! 3am!”

[@Crazy56U]

I love how you can tell that Adam wanted to do entire separate episodes on the Olympics, board games, and board games, but for one reason or another had to smash them together.

[@OriginalPiMan]

In Australia it depends on the sport. Swimmers, cyclists and many (but not all) team Olympic sports players get their training subsidised such that they can make a career of it. In less prestigious sports, some training and expenses are covered, but usually less so. This approach allowed Australia to have the fourth most gold medals in 2000 and 2004, despite having only 0.3% of the world's population.

[@yannikmayer5507]

I didn´t know Australia barely has more population than rumania. That´s really crazy. One tip: don´t use relative world´s Population ever. Better mention absolute numbers in this case. The USA only has 4% of world´s pop for example, which doesn´t sound like a lot either. 300 Million a lot, when you know Australia only has 23ish. Usually people know the absolute population but not the relative world´s population. I´m Pretty sure you did know the absolute numbers but had to calculate the relative number.

[@OriginalPiMan]

@@yannikmayer5507 That's fair. Perhaps if I said that Australia had the 55th most people?

[@annasolovyeva1013]

Same for Russia.

[@braha710]

I think the problem is that the Olympics are not seen as a regular tournament and therefore don't offer any real prize instead its seen as a prestigious event and therefore the contestants are supposed to feel honored to be there and crap like that. Now they do get paid like Adam said but what he fails to mention is that its by the medal based on your country so to get paid at all you have to at least get a bronze medal in at least one event. For the US gold medals were like 37,000 silver was 22,000 and bronze was 15,000. Then we are back at the prestige part because if you win gold in a event that is really popular like swimming or the dash you can get marketing deals and merchandise deals but you have to get gold at at least silver and the event has to be pretty popular.

[@Mangafan47]

And the majority of these deals have a "success"- clause, so if you can't keep your level of Top 3 or get injured (or as a woman pregnant) the sponsors can cancel the contract immediately and/or hold back up to your last 3 pays. A lot of athlets even had to pay compensation if they didn't life the "model" life their marketing companies imagined or at least the media decided they didn't.

[@Warrenmitchum]

Mangafan47 or in certain cases stop him cus of steroid abuse.

[@carlottevelthuijs7029]

A cousin of mine is an athlete training for the olympics (swimming). She just makes ends meet while training, studying and working another job. And her parents support her financially as well, but it’s still hard. Adam is telling the truth.

[@Mangafan47]

@@Warrenmitchum For sure, but I didn't want to start the doping discussion.

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

There was a story about the Asian Games (Olympics for Asian country) last year in Indonesia. One of the Indonesian athletes was Michael Bambang Hartono, who is representing Indonesia for the bridge tournament (a card game of some sorts). Mr. Hartono is also the richest man in Indonesia, being an entrepeneur in the tobacco and banking business. And he won a bronze medal for said bridge tournament, winning a bonus of IDR 250 million or USD 17,750 (though that was a lot of money for us Indonesians). Let's just say he didn't need that money 😂.

[@zibzo7180]

Guys this is only a snippet from the full episode. Watch that before criticizing Adam

[@OriginalNeomoon]

I've had three seasons (plus the College Humor skits before them) to learn enough to criticize Adam, the faulty research and propaganda spewing this show (and Adam himself) are famous for.

[@TheSkyHazCloudz]

@@OriginalNeomoon Please tell me how this segment was propaganda. Because from the interviews with Olympians who can't get Nike deals that I've read, it's the truth.

[@INickIName]

@@OriginalNeomoon If you don't back this up with anything, most people will assume that by "propaganda" you meant "things I disagree with"

[@twenty-fifth420]

OriginalNeomoon Citation needed, but considering you mentioned faulty research yet you cant even label an example for your premise probably means you just think this show is for libtard cucks or something else fallacious I mean for gods sake, you didnt say anything logical or deductive! You were just like: “Faulty research! Propaganda! Adam bad!”

[@miketheman4341]

Albert Meadows There are issues with the show which were actually included in an episode on the mistakes the show made over time. Secondly there is a bias at work in this episode as there is no mention of the benefit of higher rents and improved infrastructure that comes with redevelopment. Take the games out of the equation and it’s commonly called gentrification. Here again there is no mention of the benefits of development. Housing in cities is owed by a variety of entities including actual families who can generate huge profits when prices skyrocket. These people turn around and use those funds to pay for education, new housing and retirement security in cities like SF, Chicago and NY where prices have turned working class communities into affluent ones. What do we tell a family that is about to make 3 million by selling their brownstone in Brooklyn ? Sorry but we rather you not make all this money and instead are denied the CHOICE to sell? Sorry but for every downside of development there is an up side. Something that his show never addresses or omits in terms of the issues he wants to touch upon.

[@Name1person]

Good morning who ever is crazy enough to wake up at 3am Patrick: o boy it’s 3am

[@old4mat]

I already hated the Olympics my whole life from severe lack of interest, this episode is just icing on the cake for me.

[@MikiArtist]

That's so sad. You work so hard, entertain/inspire thousands of people, and get hardly anything in return. Poverty is such a big problem...

[@Johnnyb167]

That's terrible what in the world is causing athletes to not get paid for they're hardwork. For god sake esports players get paid better than athletes.

[@wolves600]

granted esports players are usually paid by the company that made the game they play or the company they work for

[@Thosewithnonames]

Its called supply and demand. If there's no demand for your talents, then you don't get paid

[@fixafix69]

Athletes still get payed a lot when they play regular tournaments

[@jaybrittain2428]

If your upset about this, wait until you find out that USA collage football and basketball teams- the ones who rake in millions for their schools and coaches every year- are NOT ALLOWED to make ANY compensation off the games or merchandise. Even if it has their name or face on it, because it would be giving that student an "unfair advantage" over other students in the school. And those athletes are put through A LOT.

[@jaybrittain2428]

And that includes videogames with the players in them

[@JamieGamie]

Adam got one of the actresses from GLOW?! Dope!

[@shadesofblack89]

The woman who was the Olympic bodybuilder?

[@JamieGamie]

@@shadesofblack89 no, the woman who was her fan. The audience stand in character.

[@darkdragonnasir]

MACHU PICHU!!!

[@Dragonwing16]

I knew i saw her somewhere before!!!! Machu Pichu!!!

[@Gunman610]

@@Dragonwing16 They've also had the head writer from Honest Trailers and Oscar Nunez from The Office.

[@johnnybadboy3475]

Sponsorships sometimes help, but only if you are insanely good at what you do.

[@phastinemoon]

And photogenic - there’s a four time swimming champion who can’t get a sponsorship because she’s “too fat” (ie - a size 8, as opposed to a 4) and has a fairly round-ish face.

[@priyachoudhary9896]

This reality is sad, we had an Olympic gold medalist who had to return to her family and support them financially as a street vendor because the committie stopped financing her.

[@thebigsad9463]

I've been enjoying these series, didn't expect that

[@jeffbrehove2614]

For me the best part about this lesson was Adam Nelson the shot-put champion himself how much it's a financial struggle being an Olympic athlete

[@ManekiNeko1972]

Shannon Miller drew fire for being in a Trivial Pursuit ad and paid $238 (in 1992, about $465 today) and literally the IOC was thinking about banning her until someone pointed out that the basketball team had made millions in competitions.

[@nicsastros]

0:25 OMG ADAM U SPILL MY TEA😂😂😂 I wasn't expecting that intro

[@laurahuynh8333]

The fact the Olympic Committee makes millions each year, but it doesn’t pay the athletes. SMH

[@SuperKoopaguy]

Yes, this very bad situation I’ve read several articles back in the day about especially middle distance runners making very little money (>$30,000 a year) despite being in the Olympics.

[@billyjavier646]

Adam ruins fifa

[@risipieces]

Billy Javier PLEAS E

[@ranelgallardo7031]

They ruined themselves.

[@TheLuckystar96]

john oliver already did that more than once.

[@abarkaie]

Everyone already knows they are 100% corrupt

[@colorsmith5569]

Do you want him assasinated like that journalist? Please no

[@consumerwatch7479]

Ok that fact is surprising.

[@Airgearzx]

Oh just wait until they get into what happens after they receive a medal

[@Gunman610]

@@Airgearzx I haven't seen it, but I've seen a news show that talked about "Olympic Medal Syndrome" or something. An athlete wins a medal and later sinks into a depression because they thought that it was going to make their lives better via sponsorships, appearances and other income. The fact is that, if you win a bronze medal in fencing, you can't expect a lot, outside of being an instructor. And that quote from "Cool Runnings" was absolutely right: If your life's not complete without a medal, it won't be complete with one.

[@danniedanielle8157]

My sister is an Olympic medalist and this is very true. Many athletes cannot even bring their medals home because the US charges tax on the medals and they are very expensive as they are real precious metal.

[@suekennedy1595]

That is terrible and so American

[@BoogsterSU2]

So....Adam Ruins the Olympics. I think John Oliver already did that.

[@samiuseliina]

it's time for the summer Olympics. people need a reminder.

[@1993Shahid]

Finally - it's a question I've been asking since childhood, but nobody seemed to care how athletes are paid

[@kevinaustin51]

“I can’t eat this well I guess I could try” *crams T-shirt into mouth*

[@SuperMrCRAZYMAN]

Finally an episode that shows how the Olympics do more harm then good.

[@brinistaco1970]

I see a theme here. Maybe the title of this site isn't Adam ruins everything but greed ruins everything.

[@IsabelleSavardFilteau]

I love your videos, it's fun and I always learn something at the same time.

[@bocowan9106]

It’s common knowledge that Olympic athletes don’t get paid. That’s why they rely on sponsorships

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Yeah and that's stupid. since most of the time only the best athletes even get sponsorships.

[@williejones6446]

Its not common knowledge. I cant imagine why you wouldnt invest in a super human to survive if theyre going to make you money.

[@jonathonmeng7381]

Yeah, and it's proving hard for athletes to get sponsors because the Olympic committee had rules barring athletes from appearing in ads for companies that don't also sponsor the games. This also limits the things athletes can post on social media. The Olympics need to stop with this crap and let athletes promote brands and be sponsored.

[@jaredknight8838]

Doesn't make it right.

[@ricardoalves9605]

@@thefanwithoutaface8105 Its totally fair, why would i spend my money on an ad no one will see, sure its sad, but what are you going to do, force people to advertise?

[@bjarnes.4423]

I hope another episode comes soon, where you complete what you started here

[@etriganthedemon666]

Adam Ruins really help me at my thesis project

[@fatehyabali]

*weeping for humanity* 😥

[@alyssastern6073]

I grew up in an area where everyone knows at least one Olympic athlete in training and of course some even make it. I am also aware that I grew up in a town where a lot of doctors, lawyers, and investors live.

[@artemiswolf4508]

If you wanna know how screwed the Olympics host city can get google “The massacre of Tlatelolco” It’s...well the word massacre isn’t hyperbole. Needless to say no more olympics in Mexico.

[@rodrigomateodelgadodelacru8154]

More like the host country since the protests that started in the city started gaining support from universities around the country which makes it even worse

[@crisrody852]

I learned to lift with a golden medalist, she worked as personal trainer to pay the bills, and before she got that job, she worked as a house cleaner for years while taking care of a child by herself without any sponsorship to get a medal without any payment or anyone remembering her for what she got. People who enter most of these sports, do it for the love, because money is just a dream that will never be true. I'm from Brazil, yeah there is lots of money in football (soccer for the weird ones), but only in football, it's the only sport that is on every tv, athletes are treated as heroes of our own country. While we have lots of other sports where we do much better and have way more people who really deserve to be acknowledged Want to change this? Instead of only watching for the baseball and basketball games, try to see what other things there are out there and see how incredible the athletes are

[@khalidelbanna8897]

LMAO My geography teacher participated in the Olympics two years and then he stopped because it doesn't pay and became a teacher instead (which still doesn't pay)

[@magicoA]

I love that the shirt had the actual USA weightlifting logo. Good on ya TruTV

[@SMDoktorPepper]

The entire episode was great, Weird Al especially. It's sad so many do not know these facts though.

[@cloudraker100]

Too true. I tried out and was selected for a Canadian shooting team in 84. At that time it would've cost 60,000.00 per year for 4 years to go to the 88 Olympic games. I was 17 at the time. We could not afford that, eve today.

[@MedicineMundy]

Hey Carmen! Looking good gurrl! - Mundy

[@starcherry6814]

What episode was this?

[@exoticclanxd5962]

THAT ATHLETE IS FROM A GYMNASTICS MOVIE ,COOL MOVIE BTW

[@melissag7372]

This actually doesn't surprise me. Adam Rippon lived off of apples he stole from his gym when he first started training in salt Lake City

[@Kn1ghtNightYT]

Coronavirus: HOLD MY BEER

[@stanisk.942]

Not surprising. It should be common known that Olympic-Athlete as main professional is very rare, usually they are "side job". Top Athlete like Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps are supported by Sport Agency.

[@silverthewitchdoctor8262]

yall talking about how powerful shaggy and Shrek, but forget about the real time and space warper: Adam

[@charlyngeeming3523]

what episode is this?

[@Gunman610]

The Olympics were supposed to be for amateur athletes only. Jim Thorpe was famously screwed out of his medals for accepting bus fare to get to practice and Eric Liddel (one of the main subjects of Chariots of Fire) caused controversy by having a professional coach. I don't have a problem with athletes not getting paid for competing in the Olympics, it's how aggressively corrupt the IOC (and FIFA) are in screwing host countries. There should be a 501(c) to help support athletes.

[@tmdrake]

So true!

[@j.o.d.mercer7519]

"I guess I could try" gurl I've been there

[@adamwise1111]

Hey, that's one of the actresses from GLOW!

[@UpstandingCitizen1]

Did she just have cupcakes in the living room until 3 AM?!

[@KurtBenning]

What episode??

[@18nomah]

Why would you expect to get paid for pursuing your passion? Everything is a trade off.

[@baconpancakes8899]

Lol wtf "Guess I could try"

[@chillychowmein]

:'( why can't they at least be paid a working wage? There aren't even that many of them

[@danielgehring7437]

There should be a prize amount paid for winning, but it would be beyond the scope of society to pay every Olympic hopeful to train. Hell if they did I'd probably sign up, why not? Getting a paycheck to keep in shape sounds amazing and if I lose, oh well.

[@hittingyouoverthehead]

@@danielgehring7437 It doesn't have to be like that. There can be a rank list among all the Olympic hopefuls and the rule could be something like - top 10 athletes in there get funded by government, and the remaining 90 would at least get 50% compensated or something like that.

[@danielgehring7437]

@@hittingyouoverthehead Many would object to having their tax dollars going to fund people to work out all day, especially when they lose. There is also the problem of intent: back in the day the Soviet Union used to do exactly what we're talking about here, paying top contenders and Chess masters lavish amounts to promote what ended up being a corrupt system. It will look like jingoism if any country started doing it these days.

[@hittingyouoverthehead]

@@danielgehring7437 You gladly give your tax money to feeding and clothing prisoners. You give it to politicians looking to make a quick buck. Why should this be any different? At least these are people trying to contribute something to the country.

[@danielgehring7437]

@@hittingyouoverthehead First off, gladly? No. We feed and clothe prisoners because it would be cruel not to; we pay politicians because nobody would do it for free and, for better or ill, we do need it. Somebody wanting to get paid because they really, really like being swoll is not a valid comparison. Frankly just the fact that they have a chance at being paid to do so is more than most people get for their desires. A better comparison would be, say, someone who really, really likes anime and could, at least theoretically, benefit the country by compiling it and maybe starting a KZbin channel to guide people's watching habits... how much of a government subsidy should I... I mean they get? You're not being realistic. If we gave everyone with potential free money, we'd be paying more in taxes than we make on our paychecks. People are starving in our streets and can't afford their doctor's bills and you want to fund professional sports athletes who only work once every four years?

[@christophersanchez7731]

There’s no need to stay awake at 3 in our age we can DVR it to see it later

[@beaubrinkman8394]

It’s called a brand sponsorship, medals also open up tons of job opportunities in the sport they’re competing in like coaching and management

[@jakemills9199]

I always did tell my friends in school that sports rarely pay any of your bills, same with musicians.

[@wadeoden8464]

unless you get professional training for the latter. i have 2 (nearly 3) music degrees. i've been a college music professor for 20 years and in an ensemble that has toured the country and the world for the last 10. music is everywhere and there are tons of careers in it (don't expect to get rich by having your band's songs on spotify though)

[@ConsoleCleric]

I knew a professional swimmer who graciously accepted free room and board- buddy's closet and Kraft Dinner.

[@leebridges1674]

Yep. I'm in fencing. We've had five-ring athletes in the run-up to the Olympics train full time while sleeping on friend's couches and eating Ramen for a year.

[@THE16THPHANTOM]

that is me during the winter and summer world Olympics ... minus a couple of kilos.

[@jastar7350]

absolutely true

[@Sitharos]

That’s Carmen from GLOW!!!

[@leomarshall4059]

Plus, they used to have to pay income tax on the prize money and the value of their medals.

[@SmokieMcShatter]

The Olympics were held in 1 place for thousands of years and did fine, it was a truce bound event where all nation states competing had to cease all wartime action and come together, preety shitty me thinks

[@TurtleSauceGaming]

My favorite saying is from Nerd Cubed "For those who don't know, the Olympics is a competition that, once every four years, rolls into town and bankrupts a country."

[@blank2276]

the top few e sports gamers make six digits

[@castertr0y357]

Until somewhat recently, the Olympics forbid professional athletes from participating. The athletes were doing it because they loved the sport, and they considered it an honor to represent their country in the competition. This is why some countries gave some of their professional athletes fake jobs to get around the amateur-only rule. 1992 was the first year that professional athletes were allowed to participate in the olympic games. That year also saw the formation of the Dream Team by the NBA and is widely considered to be the greatest sports team ever assembled. So for 80-90% of the athletes who aren't participating in a major professional sport in their country, they are getting paid next to nothing, if at all. They do receive compensation for winning medals though, and many of the more famous athletes, like Michael Phelps, receive very generous endorsement packages from companies wishing to capitalize on their achievements. Gold medal winners in the US often get featured on the Wheaties cereal box, and many of them endorse sports equipment companies.

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

I know that at least in football (or soccer for you freaks), you only can have mostly under 21 years old players. Only like 3 senior players from the national team.

[@MissySimpleM]

FInally a truth I already knew :D FINALLY!

[@stefanandritoiu]

When talking about the 2004 Olympics ruining Greece, the background you showed was of the statue of Icarus in front of Temple of Concordia in Valley of the Temples, Agrigento, Sicily. For shame, Adam... for shame!

[@lucariomew365]

A lucky few who are loved by the media do usually manage to get sponsorships. But yeah, most don't get zip.

[@chronenojysk5107]

Really doesn’t make a lot of sense. FIFA, NBA, NFL all pay their players, but not for Olympic players???

[@Katniss1912]

That's why I couldn't do the Olympics in archery I got offered to join but It was way too much and all we had to live on was a retirement check from my dad who was a veteran.

[@Ariel_thenotsolittlemermaid]

Most athletes who manage to make a living out of sport do it due to commercials and campaigns they do, or thanks to sponsors- but only few athletes can get those.

[@samueleveleigh2767]

"I can't eat this" not with that attitude

[@leikfroakies]

I remember hearing that the driver of the 4-man bobsleigh team was €40,000 in debt

[@DJCooL4]

This is more true than you think. I had a boss that was on the Egyptian Olympic team and now he's in California teaching part time and driving for ubereats

[@alma4938]

And don't forget that the host city is all but forced to make a new stadium, often displacing low income families in the process and raising property taxes of the area making it all but impossible for those families to return to the area after the construction of a stadium that will only be used once.

[@tonkizz1867]

This isnt true for all countries, atleast in Finland if you lift enough in weightlifting they pay travel expenses for international comps. Atleast most western countries have some kinds of programs to help athletes aither it goverment run or privite run programs. For example some countries give prizes for breaking records. Yes gold medal dont pay money but it payes indirectly. You can start coaching people and do sponsorships. Theres a lot of thing you can do. Example, Alex Lee 67kg weightlifter dude has sponsors and hes own club gym.

[@tonkizz1867]

Even better example is Torokhtiy, won in weightlifting 2012 london olympics at 105kg category a gold medal. He hosts seminars, camps and has hes own merch. Another great example is Dimitry Klokov.

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

I think Adam is talking more about US Olympic athletes.

[@yescanauta]

@@alexanderchristopher6237 Or Latin america, or african or asian... so yeah, i think he is talkin for most of them.

[@tonkizz1867]

@@alexanderchristopher6237 I think adam knows he has international viewers

[@superbeltman6197]

Why is the US always falling behind other western nations

[@anaamaro6103]

There's an actual medalist living just down the street. I live in the shitty part of the city

[@Gunman610]

Olympic athletes are never paid and weren't allowed to be professionals until the IOC realized that they couldn't stop countries (specifically, Soviet Bloc countries like East Germany) from giving athletes token jobs that they'd never go to because they were too busy training. Jim Thorpe famously had his medals taken away from him because he accepted compensation to take the bus to baseball practice (he got them back posthumously). Some high-profile athletes might make a ton (like Michael Phelps), but what happens if you win a gold medal in judo or fencing? What if you win a bronze? Then what?

[@lotusleo1]

In India if you win Olympic medal, you get millions from government. Although the total medal count of whole country to all Olympic is lower than Phelps's medal.

[@jayanimel7551]

Who is the cast of this episode

[@Papperlapappmaul]

Wait, they have to pay for their own training, equipment and to get to their competitions? Like literally everyone else? That's so shocking.

[@mitchgodman]

Yeah cause every athlete/sport persona is barely being paid right? I'm sure Major League Baseball and NFL football players are just barely making ends meet.

[@STMARTIN009]

Another harsh truth is college athletes do not get paid either yet the NCAA is considered a non profit organization raking in tons of money. The head coaches of big schools get paid millions so I don't blame athletes for leaving early to play in the pros.

[@aaronfield7899]

I don't understand. Why do Olympic medalists make nothing If NFL players make millions

[@ukulelevillain4170]

0:25 same can be said about most sports, video games, board games, card games, and any other games with one winner,

[@superbeltman6197]

Please put your time steps BEFORE the line.

[@ukulelevillain4170]

@@superbeltman6197 i did.

[@neilnelson7603]

according to 1:57, i opted for option two

[@moyase420]

Yup, and being an Olympic coach usually means making around 10-20k per year.

[@DuckBitch-em8rx]

Or to do adverts

[@nittygritty7034]

When is netflix going to o have more episodes?

[@superbeltman6197]

Probably never but S3 is on On Demand

[@Sitharos]

I heard that athletes have to pay taxes to bring their medals through customs

[@WardNightstone]

Some countries including the US do pay out to athletes if they win a medal but even then they have to pay taxes on it

[@ChasehaWing]

Oooooh this truth is going to hurt.