Jerry Maguire Research Paper
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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…
Jerry speaks to Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Rod Tidwell, one of his clients who is disgruntled with his contract. Tidwell tests Jerry's resolve through a very long telephone conversation, which culminates in the famed "Show Me the Money!" scene. Meanwhile, Bob Sugar secures most of Jerry's previous clients. Frank Cushman, a superstar football prospect expected to be #1 in the NFL Draft, also stays with Jerry after he makes a visit to Cushman's home. Leaving the office, Jerry announces he will start his own agency. Jerry travels to the NFL Draft with Cushman and convinces Tidwell to come too, to meet representatives of other NFL teams. Though Tidwell at first feels neglected compared to the superstar Cushman, Bob Sugar contacts Cushman's dad while Jerry is in the lobby with Tidwell and re-signs Cushman to SMI. Jerry concentrates all his efforts on Tidwell, now his only client, who turns out to be very difficult to satisfy. Over the next several months, the two direct harsh criticism towards each other with Rod claiming that Jerry is not trying hard enough to get him a contract while Jerry claims that Rod is not proving himself worthy of the money for which he asks.
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
itself. I saw this movie several times. Frankly, at first time I saw this movie, when I was a middle school student, as a young girl, I just thought it was a very touching and beautiful story. And I decided to become a sports agent like a Jerry Maguire. And then when I was a university student, I saw this movie again. At that time I did not like the stories because it was too ideal for me. I am kind of a realist. And I believed that now is an age of materialism and mammonism. Money was the best value for me. I also knew that distinction is existed between the ideal and the real. And then I saw this movie again to write this last time few days ago. I am taking the sports ethics class. So I was watching the movie considering ethic’s aspect. Less money, Fewer clients, More attention. He insists that athletes should not be considered only a method of making money and should attention personally in his mission statement. It looks no consider business mind. But it is not. I felt the importance of harmony of view of business mind and respecting human. Two factors are equally important.
And there is a famous line from the movie: “If the heart is empty, the head does not matter.” I think this expresses the idea that even if I had great abilities, it would be for nothing if I do not have love and passion as a human being. I learned some values from this movie, like respecting human, business mind, harmony, and passion and so on.
http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/basic.nhn?code=17942
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…
Jerry speaks to Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Rod Tidwell, one of his clients who is disgruntled with his contract. Tidwell tests Jerry's resolve through a very long telephone conversation, which culminates in the famed "Show Me the Money!" scene. Meanwhile, Bob Sugar secures most of Jerry's previous clients. Frank Cushman, a superstar football prospect expected to be #1 in the NFL Draft, also stays with Jerry after he makes a visit to Cushman's home. Leaving the office, Jerry announces he will start his own agency. Jerry travels to the NFL Draft with Cushman and convinces Tidwell to come too, to meet representatives of other NFL teams. Though Tidwell at first feels neglected compared to the superstar Cushman, Bob Sugar contacts Cushman's dad while Jerry is in the lobby with Tidwell and re-signs Cushman to SMI. Jerry concentrates all his efforts on Tidwell, now his only client, who turns out to be very difficult to satisfy. Over the next several months, the two direct harsh criticism towards each other with Rod claiming that Jerry is not trying hard enough to get him a contract while Jerry claims that Rod is not proving himself worthy of the money for which he asks.
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
itself. I saw this movie several times. Frankly, at first time I saw this movie, when I was a middle school student, as a young girl, I just thought it was a very touching and beautiful story. And I decided to become a sports agent like a Jerry Maguire. And then when I was a university student, I saw this movie again. At that time I did not like the stories because it was too ideal for me. I am kind of a realist. And I believed that now is an age of materialism and mammonism. Money was the best value for me. I also knew that distinction is existed between the ideal and the real. And then I saw this movie again to write this last time few days ago. I am taking the sports ethics class. So I was watching the movie considering ethic’s aspect. Less money, Fewer clients, More attention. He insists that athletes should not be considered only a method of making money and should attention personally in his mission statement. It looks no consider business mind. But it is not. I felt the importance of harmony of view of business mind and respecting human. Two factors are equally important.
And there is a famous line from the movie: “If the heart is empty, the head does not matter.” I think this expresses the idea that even if I had great abilities, it would be for nothing if I do not have love and passion as a human being. I learned some values from this movie, like respecting human, business mind, harmony, and passion and so on.
http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/basic.nhn?code=17942