Discussion on the implications of Phil Mickelson's actions
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Exist and you don't have to look too hard to see who they are. That quote is appeared in an Eamon lynch column, I believe, maybe in your writing, I don't know. But about my. My kids won't have to work or whatever. Yeah. My grandkids will never have to work. I think. I think he said it more than once, put it that way. Okay, well, there you go. Who are the biggest losers from the. Who are. Who are. Who's. I. Look, go ahead. Go ahead. Yeah, I mean, we talked, Jay. I think, like, quite frankly, Phil Mickelson has debased himself, obviously, and that it didn't take today's. Today's conclusion or unwinding to solidify that in any way. I think he was the face of this whole thing. Right. I mean, in a lot of the ways, this is the reason this happened is Phil thought he had a grievance he'd been carrying for years. And think about where he was in May of 21 after Kiwa. Like, he could have just walked straight into the CBS booth and been on a victory lap for years. I mean, he would have been. I mean, he was very good in that booth that. What was it like, Hardy. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And you know, he could have been the. You know, Phil that the cameras see hitting the ceremonial tee shots at Augusta, like, doing the Ryder cut. Like, he would have just been. He would have been minted forever. And now, I mean, like, we don't need to re litigate everything, everything that's happened since from then until now, only to say because, like, he went for the most beloved golfer of his generation. Like, the whole reason Tiger and Phil was even a thing was because, like, Ty. Like Phil at least opened himself up to fans or at least made fans feel seen. Now he's like a pariah. Like, he made a lot of money, but like on a staggering amount of money. But I don't think any dollar amount can rebuild what he burnt down. And like, that's the thing. Like, guys lost for reputations and some of the time and their games. Like, Phil lost the thing that made him Phil. And he's the one that made it disappear. And I just don't ever see it coming back. And like, that's not even accounting for else what's going on with Phil. So, like, yeah, like, he's like the. If we start. And I think it is a list, but like, I think he's the first guy that comes to come to mind. It's absolutely like he. I don't know. I. It's it's a hard exercise because what are you judging like? Well, I've got 100 more million dollars now than I used to. For some of these guys, DJ is probably living the life he wants to live. Quite frankly, Phil's fall is so precipitous and so objective. I would say you can debase yourself and make some big mistakes. And there are third and fourth.