Tim Phillips
Tim Phillips
Tim Phillipsis the president of Americans for Prosperityand an early Tea Party movement organizer. Prior to joining AFP, Phillips was a Republican campaign strategist...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth13 July 1964
battles champion equal events lady players rights seem three
It just doesn't seem right to us that the lady players could play in three events and could take away significantly more than the men's champion who battles away through these best-of-five matches. We don't see it as an equal rights issue.
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There is no desire on our part to say anything derogatory against the leading women players - they are fantastic athletes who add a huge amount to Wimbledon. We could respond to the pressures and do something that would be fundamentally unfair to the men, but we have not.
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No tournament paid higher prize money than Wimbledon in 2005 and so far in 2006, and this increase further recognizes the talent and commitment needed by top tennis players nowadays.
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People who go shopping on Columbus Boulevard look at the ship and wonder, 'What's that piece of junk?' I want them to know that it was as big as the Statue of Liberty. I want them to know what an American icon it was.
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We like to think our prize money is driven by market data and fairness. The situation is that the women play much shorter matches.
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We could respond to the pressures and do something that would be fundamentally unfair to the men, but we have not.
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The top 10 ladies last year earned more from Wimbledon than the top 10 men did.
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That's the culture of corruption -- when you can get money anonymously and there's no accountability.
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That is not an option for the leading men who have to battle their way through a fortnight of five-set matches.
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It's consistent with issues of other permits. In this case, the building may be a little out of character.
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What happens is that some of the locals will get into the fever because all the motorcycles are here. Some of the people out of town trade up.
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Whereas we're 87 percent. So it seems to me we are much closer to equal prize money than they are on the rest of the tour.
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This issue is one of a judgment on fairness. We believe that what we do at the moment is actually fair to the men as well as the women.
issue judgment
This issue is one of a judgment on fairness.