Author: George Sobala
Date: 23:46:48 01/30/03
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On January 30, 2003 at 21:36:05, Sally Weltrop wrote: >I think that if they said no one gets an appearance fee. You get so much for a >win -- $100,000, a loss $15,000 and a draw $50,000 you would see a lot more >passion and tension in the match. We all hear, "This is for the human race" >"Humanity is resting on my shoulders" blah,blah,blah. Not much motivation when >you're getting 70-80% of the money right from the get go. Take it all away and >everyone starts from scratch and then there is a lot MORE motivation because you >either go in glory and riches or you go home wearing just a barrel with straps. What do you mean, "more passion and tension"? You are getting both in bucketloads in this match. Go and look at some photos / footage of Kasparov and you will see how seriously he is taking this. Or has he merely secretly gone to a method acting school?
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