define what you mean by best.
and please also explain how you know so much about Lee's financial status; how it is that you know that he is in such dire straits ecomically.
and best for the long term? how long is long term? 5 years? LOL I think it's safe to say that any bber cannot count on having an endorsement contract with a given supplement company for any more than a few years at best. Meanwhile, Lee could continue racing for another 20 years easily. And you say bbing endorsements are the "best" long term?
Ok, first off... I'm not talking about his current financial status... I'm simply going with what I know about private enterprise and how he must deal with his business of the "Juicebar" or whatever you want to call it... I know he most likely has to pay rent for it, and as such, he also probably doesn't make tons of money from it... that's just a belief, and I have no proof, but I do know how private enterprise works and I understand the difficulty in it.
Now, as far as what he makes "racing", that I do not know, however, I would have to believe with all of the shit thrown his way, if racing were doing THAT much for him, he would pretty much say fuck competitive bodybuilding all together.
To the point of his long term future... this is what I mean... the IFBB has lots of clout... all over the world. If a bodybuilder plans on utilizing bodybuilding to it's fullest, then he must plan for what happens when he can no longer compete. Most guys tend to start their own supplement lines or come up with some other way to utilize bodybuilding... Alienating your fans doesn't really do much for that... and while you may be loving Lee with all your heart, I can no longer support him.
So when I say his long term future, unless he's invested well, he will need bodybuilding longer than it needs him... That's just life.
Telling the biggest game in town to basically fuck off, isn't going to help in the long term.
That being said, I'm done talking about Lee, and this is my absolute last post I will EVER say about the guy... Anything else I post will be a link to crap I've already said.
The guy is simply being a publicity hound now, and I'm tired of following it.