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There is a tendency in our society to place labels on people. Professional
athletes are a prime example.
Pro athletes are often perceived as dumb jocks. They supposedly lack the
mental faculties to excel in a field outside their chosen profession.
That, of course, is ludicrous. We have seen that stereotype blown out of the
water on countless occasions over the years.
Former Green Bay Packers star Willie Davis made a nice segue from the
football field into the corporate boardroom.
Ditto for Junior Bridgeman and Jon McGlocklin, two former Milwaukee Bucks
stars who became successful businessmen.
It's become increasingly apparent the ones who peg athletes as dumb are
indeed the dumb ones themselves.
Which brings us to Racine native Caron Butler. He is well on his way to
proving his talents aren't exclusively athletic.
Butler, a former Park High School and current Dallas Mavericks star, decided
several years ago that his abilities extend beyond a basketball court.
"Ever since I was 24, I've been thinking outside the box,'' the 30-year-old
Butler said. "As an athlete, you don't know the life expectancy of your
career.
"I want to do a lot of things with my life. I want to make as much money off
the court as I've made on the court.
"I want to continue to grown and build my net worth.''
That is a lofty entrepreneurial goal as Butler already is in the high-end tax
bracket. He is a millionaire many times over.
Butler will be paid $10.6 million this season and could earn even more next
summer. That's when he could be an unrestricted free agent and sign with the
team of his choice ... or accept a multi-year extension from the Mavs.
Either way, Butler's net worth will inevitably expand.
But Butler is in the process of branching out and attempting to maximize all
of his other skills, including those in the business sector.
He is the sole proprietor of six Burger King restaurants around the country.
"I once worked at Burger King in Racine,'' Butler said. "I know the business.
I know it from the janitorial spot all the way through the management side.
"I know that game inside and out.''
Butler has also had discussions with Mark Cuban, the Mavericks' billionaire
owner, about "shadowing" him and learning more about the intricacies of
business.
Butler also intends on taking a course in business next summer at Duke
University.
While Butler was just like almost every other kid growing up who wanted to be
"Just like Mike" - as in Jordan - he now wants to be just like Magic - as in
Johnson.
"Just seeing what Magic Johnson has done and is doing is unreal," Butler
said. "He's part-owner of the (Los Angeles) Lakers, he owns Starbucks, Burger
Kings, LA Fitnesses and theaters.
"I'm trying to get more and more involved in different things like him."
Butler then flashed that mega-watt smile of his and quipped, "At 30, Magic
wasn't a Burger King owner yet."
Even though Butler is consumed with broadening his horizons, he remains
devoted tow helping his hometown become an even better place to work and live.
Butler's contributions to our city over the years have been well-chronicled
and, this summer, he's continued lending a hand.
Butler helped usher in the successful midnight basketball league at the Bray
Center, bringing along a surprise guest for the occasion, teammate and fellow
NBA All-Star Shawn Marion.
Butler also held his sixth annual "Bike Brigade," where he distributed 250
spanking new bikes to youths in the community.
There was just one caveat, though.
"The young kids had to sign peace pledges," Butler said. "They pledged to
become great pillars in our community.
"And they had to abide by the rules, that they ride safely and that they ride
with helmets."
Butler also sponsored a free concert at Memorial Hall, one that featured some
nationally-renowned hip hoppers, including Waka Flocka and Yo Gotti.
Again, there was a caveat.
In order to get a free ticket, each person had to bring four canned food
items to the concert. Approximately, 1,800 people attended the event; 7,200
canned food items were collected.
Butler, who seemingly has boundless energy, is also sponsoring several
Amateur Athletic Union basketball teams and even arranged a meeting where
former Park High basketball player Josh Cameron got to meet LeBron James.
"I've been working out Josh, and LeBron is his favorite player," Butler
explained. "So I had LeBron talk to him. LeBron gave him some inspirational
words."
Butler's fondest moment of the summer, however, came a couple of weeks ago.
That's when he and his wife, Andrea, welcomed the newest member of their
family into the world: daughter Ava.
Ava, whose godfather is Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade, joins siblings
Camary, Caron Jr. and Mia.
"I love kids," Butler said. "I learn so much being around my children. They
keep me young.
"They're the most important thing to me in the world. I always say, ‘Family
first.' I got that tatted on my back."
Butler will be leaving for Dallas in a couple of weeks in preparation for the
upcoming NBA season, but he plans to keep coming back to Racine as much as
possible. He realizes there is plenty of work to be done in this community
and he's willing to do his part.
"Racine has been hit hard by the economy,'' Butler said. "But we got a lot of
great energy in this city, a lot of great people.
"One of the things I want to do is bring more opportunity and more awareness
to Racine. I don't want to get into it, but we got some big things coming to
the city within the next two years.
"I look forward to big things for this city."
And for himself.
許多職業運動員
在退休後不久就宣告破產
所以有人認為職業球員是搖錢樹
很好騙的
不過這並不完全正確
有些職業球員在退休後轉行成功
Butler目前就積極的學習怎麼理財
Butler說他從24歲開始就在計畫
未來如果他退休了
他要如何去規劃使用他的財產
Butler以前曾在漢堡王工作過
他說他了解內部營運的方式
另外Butler也向Cuban詢問
是否能讓他學習一些關於商業的事
Butler說很多男孩成長時
都夢想能成為Jordan
但是他現在想成為Magic Johnson
Johnson在退休後成功轉行
他現在是湖人部份股東
他底下也有Starbucks LA健身房 漢堡王和電影院
Butler明年暑假也計畫去Duke大學修商業的學程
Butler本季暑假同時也舉辦了活動
讓小朋友參加並激勵他們
Butler將會離開Dallas幾週
準備下季的比賽
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