Schumy Donates 10 million dollars to Tsunami Victims

[tekwar]

Its good to see that Michael Schumacher is generous to those in need. I wonder if any other sport stars will follow his lead.

"The dawning of the New Year has not been as joyful for us this year because of the catastrophe in Asia. We sympathise with the victims in their grief," Schumacher said.

Full story (CNN):
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/01/04/tsunami.relief/index.html

[twboy1999]

thats alot of money

[ZfrkS62]

10 Mil is alot coming from a single person. I have read that Schumi is a generous person and this really shows it. He is even taking the time to see that it gets put where it is needed. Hopefully other F1 stars and teams will join in.

[tekwar]

Well schumy is by far the best paid f1 driver, so i dont expect any other driver to come anywhere near that 10 million, but its the gesture of goodwill the matters the most. And i have to say he does show a lot of character. I dont like him on the track(cause he always wins :P), but he does seem be a caring person with all the charities he supports.

[Pimp Racer]

WOW thats really genrous of him. Now it makes me like him as a driver even more!

[Daggernite]

That is suprisingly generous, lets see if the Beckhams or Bill Gates will follow suit.

[tekwar]

damn its just getting more people to like him ! :P
now i wonder where are all the millionaire NBA and soccer stars hiding. How about bill gates too.

[possessed_beaver]

thats insane!!!

i guess he's going to use it to claim a tax deduction...

[dingo]

thats insane!!!

i guess he's going to use it to claim a tax deduction...

I think he already has a 'special' agreement with the local government where he lives in Switzerland, so I don't think that was the reason for doing it. :wink:

[ZfrkS62]

That is suprisingly generous, lets see if the Beckhams or Bill Gates will follow suit.

The Gates Foundation has already donated quite a bit. but i'm sure they aren't done

[sameerrao]

The man is a gem!

[tekwar]

thats insane!!!

i guess he's going to use it to claim a tax deduction...

hah..i would like to give the man the benefit of the doubt and say that he did it for geniune reasons. :P

[Vansquish]

Well...I'm glad to see he has some depth as a person and not only as a stoic and robotic man. Aside from the 7 championships I now have real respect for him.

[findleybeast]

very admirable of schumi. 10 mil from a single race driver is a very impressive donation

[dingo]

damn its just getting more people to like him ! :P
now i wonder where are all the millionaire NBA and soccer stars hiding. How about bill gates too.

A few NBA players have said they will donate $1000 for every point they score in a certain game this season.....which will probably 'only' be around $25-30K each, which is not much considering the $$$ they earn. :(

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1959163

[5vz-fe]

His salary in Ferrari (endorsement aside) is about 20mil.....donating 10 mil is like asking us to donate our half our anual income to charity..that is ALOT!!! I am very happy to see my favorite driver making such a generous gesture.

[yg60m]

Very generous !!! That's very kind of him :)

[smart_alek]

its actually more like 13.5 million us dollars, as he is donating 10 million euros.

[numerouno]

WOW! Schumi has made all his supporters so proud!
Viva Schumi :)

[jakaracman]

He gave more that our country including all individual donations. :shock:

[tekwar]

lol yeah i was just gonna say he probably donated more than few small countries...

well im sure schumi makes more money from sponsorships than from his actual drivers salary, but still, that is a lot of money to donate by yourself.

In reference to his character...i do agree that he does show much emotions, thats just him. I personally love someone like valentino rossi who shows so much of emotion in his racing and his passion for the sport, its just awesome to watch him every race. I wished f1 had someone like that too. Everyone in F1 is pretty boring in my opinion.

Theres still no doubt that schumi gets a lot of respect from people on and off the track. I dont like him as an f1 fan, but i have a lot of respect for the man.

[dropot2]

This really says a lot about him... :)

[tekwar]

This really says a lot about him... :)

you mean that his rich? :P haha

[dropot2]

This really says a lot about him... :)

you mean that his rich? :P haha

LOL! Yes, but there are many rich people who would never do that

[saadie]

hmm .. so shumi isnt such a bad guy afterall ..... :D

[ikon2003]

WOW! Schumi has made all his supporters so proud!
Viva Schumi :)

I agree. Very generous of him. Lots (more) respect for him in my book.

[Fleischmann]

That is a generous guest. But WTF can he possibly spend all that money on??

[tekwar]

I can think of a few things that i could use that money to buy :P.
But there are people who need it more obviously.

[tekwar]

schumi lost his bodyguard in the tsunami as well.

http://f1.racing-live.com/en/headlines/news/detail/050105211033.shtml

[dingo]

^ I just heard that on the radio, so he was affected personally by the disaster. :(
BTW, the bodyguards 2 sons (4 and 5yo) also died there - not sure if thats mentioned in the link since I didn't read it. :wink:

[possessed_beaver]

yeh it's because his bodyguard died in the disaster, someone who was very close to him, and the bodyguard lost his family, so he donated 10million..

[komotar]

generous...I don't like him very much, but I do respect him very much...

[cho_888]

you have to give it to him, the only reason you would not like him is out of spite

[philios55]

10 million is a lot of money even for a guy of Michael Schumacher wages!!
Thats really great from him,i hope others will follow schumacher generous
example!!

[possessed_beaver]

10 million is a lot of money even for a guy of Michael Schumacher wages!!
Thats really great from him,i hope others will follow schumacher generous
example!!

not for his sponsorship or endorsments!

[Pwoarrr]

Wow! 10 million is quite a bit from one person!
I have a new found respect for the guy.......the emotionless german does have a heart after all!! :shock:
I hope others with similar financial means will follow suit as well.

[Pwoarrr]

Wow! 10 million is quite a bit from one person!
I have a new found respect for the guy.......the emotionless german does have a heart after all!! :shock:
I hope others with similar financial means will follow suit as well.

[Pwoarrr]

Wow! 10 million is quite a bit from one person!
I have a new found respect for the guy.......the emotionless german does have a heart after all!! :shock:
I hope others with similar financial means will follow suit as well.

[numerouno]

What's wrong with you Pwoarrr? 3 times the same reply???

[ikon2003]

^11 post Newbie. :)