WHAT IF WE TREATED ALL ATHLETES LIKE SKATEBOARDERS?

1. A scandal would rock the badminton community when it discovered that some shuttlecocks are blanks with no graphics.

2. Swimmers, gymnasts and weightlifters would be pimping out their new Mercedes Benz's.

3. Golfers, curlers and dart players would wind up on MTV "Cribs."

4. Bowling shoes would be a 3 billion dollar industry. Studies would show that 90% of all bowling shoe buyers didn't actually bowl, but purchased the shoes because they looked cool and "felt comfortable." There would be 300 different types of bowling shoes.

5. The US Military would run recruitment ads in bob sledding magazines.

6. South Korean Archery champion I'm Dong Hyun would have his own reality show with Big Black. It would be called I'M DONG AND BIG.

7. Axe Deodorant spray would pimp out world champion fencer Keeth Smart's bathroom.

8. Table Tennis clubs would be set up at churches to bring in youth.

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