Jerry Maguire Research Paper
Final Project
Jerry Maguire Review
Seongjoo Lim
St. Thomas University
Dr. Jan Bell SPO 510
May 10, 2010
Jerry Maguire is a sports agent working for Sports Management International. After suffering a nervous breakdown as a result of stress and a guilty conscience, he writes a mission statement about perceived dishonesty in the sports management business and how he believes that it should be operated. He distributes copies of it, entitled "The Things We Think and Do Not Say: The Future of Our Business". His co-workers are touched by his honesty and greet him with applause, but the management sends Bob Sugar to fire him.
Jerry and Bob call all of Jerry's clients to try to convince them to not hire the services of the other. …show more content…
Bob Sugar attempts to steal Rod, but is rebuked by Rod and Jerry. The two reconcile soon after. Rod plays well but appears to receive a serious injury when catching a touchdown. He recovers, however, and dances for the crowd, which cheers wildly. Afterwards, Jerry and Rod embrace in front of other athletes and sports agents and show how their relationship has progressed from a strictly business one to a close personal one, which was one of the points Jerry made in his mission statement. Rod Tidwell later appears on a sports show. Unbeknownst to him, Jerry has secured him an $11.2 million contract with the Cardinals that will allow him to finish his pro football career. The visibly emotional Tidwell proceeds to thank everyone and extends warm gratitude to Jerry. Jerry speaks with several other pro athletes, some of whom have read his earlier mission statement and respect his work with Tidwell.
I can find the too commercialized sports as a sports ethical issue. Many sports agents regard athletes as not human being but just products. The movie criticizes that problem, and shows the most important things are human and relationship in the sports business. I am also as a student who is studying sports administration, it is always dilemma that sport is a business not just sport and it exists only for money, on the other hand, I know there is nothing better than human
Jerry Maguire Review
Seongjoo Lim
St. Thomas University
Dr. Jan Bell SPO 510
May 10, 2010
Jerry Maguire is a sports agent working for Sports Management International. After suffering a nervous breakdown as a result of stress and a guilty conscience, he writes a mission statement about perceived dishonesty in the sports management business and how he believes that it should be operated. He distributes copies of it, entitled "The Things We Think and Do Not Say: The Future of Our Business". His co-workers are touched by his honesty and greet him with applause, but the management sends Bob Sugar to fire him.
Jerry and Bob call all of Jerry's clients to try to convince them to not hire the services of the other. …show more content…
Bob Sugar attempts to steal Rod, but is rebuked by Rod and Jerry. The two reconcile soon after. Rod plays well but appears to receive a serious injury when catching a touchdown. He recovers, however, and dances for the crowd, which cheers wildly. Afterwards, Jerry and Rod embrace in front of other athletes and sports agents and show how their relationship has progressed from a strictly business one to a close personal one, which was one of the points Jerry made in his mission statement. Rod Tidwell later appears on a sports show. Unbeknownst to him, Jerry has secured him an $11.2 million contract with the Cardinals that will allow him to finish his pro football career. The visibly emotional Tidwell proceeds to thank everyone and extends warm gratitude to Jerry. Jerry speaks with several other pro athletes, some of whom have read his earlier mission statement and respect his work with Tidwell.
I can find the too commercialized sports as a sports ethical issue. Many sports agents regard athletes as not human being but just products. The movie criticizes that problem, and shows the most important things are human and relationship in the sports business. I am also as a student who is studying sports administration, it is always dilemma that sport is a business not just sport and it exists only for money, on the other hand, I know there is nothing better than human