Samuel L. Jackson is Addicted to Golf

Samuel L. Jackson loves playing golf, a game that he has become very proficient at. Jackson has a clause in his film contracts that allows him to take a day off for playing golf during production, at least twice a week.

Producers also have to agree to pay for his course fees before he signs up for films.

He says, "It's part of my perk package... Two days off, they have to pay for it. Generally, the way they make that happen is they just move me onto a golf course when they send me to town."

"My assistant generally has the responsibility of finding the new courses, setting up the tee times and giving me the directions."

Playing golf with former President Clinton

Interesting facts about Samuel L. Jackson and golf:

• He stated that the golf course is the only place where he "can go dressed as a pimp and fit in perfectly".
• During filming of "Star Wars II," he carried his light saber in his golf bag. "I had to practice whenever I could because there were 109 movements to learn. The light saber was about the length of a driver and weighed about the same, too.", he stated.
• Played with Tiger Woods at St. Andrews
• Started playing golf after watched "Dead Solid Perfect", which according to him is the best golf movie ever.
  

Catherine Zeta Jones Charity Golf

Few celebrities has done a remarkable charity works, and even fewer done a regular sports for their own health. But how about done both of them in the same time? To named one celebrity that did that, let's say Catherine Zeta Jones.

Well, she's not a super woman like Teri Hatcher that managed to finished a charity triathlon in the age of 43, Zeta Jones choice of sport would be golf. In other words, if Teri Hatcher have a more macho and sexy approach, Zeta Jones would be what we called classy style.



And while doing golf, she never forgot about her homeland, Wales. One way to justified that was by doing a charity work with her husband, Michael Douglas, to donate to a children hospital in Cardiff. She held a golf tournament in the city of Newport, and also have her golf shoes for auction. The purpose was to raised £300,000 for this hospital that built in 2005.


The golf tournament was televised on Sky One and Zeta Jones apparently had pre-match nerves. She is reported as saying "It's such an unpredictable game – I'm just praying to the golf gods". Viewers may have tuned in for the golf, but many more undoubtedly tuned in to see the goddess in ladies golf shoes doing her stuff.

"They, the children that are sick, were not so lucky. Thus, there was nothing wrong if I give a little joy for them."
-Catherine Zeta Jones stated in her personal site.

To these couples, having part in a golf tournaments was not something new. In 2005 Ryder Cup, Zeta Jones performed in a celebs exhibition match. She joined the European team, while Michael Douglas fights for the U.S team.

Skiing is Also for Women

Sports and celebrity lifestyle are inseparable. With their work hour and social activities, celebs need to maintain their physical ability at the fittest. There are different sports that celebs like; golf, jogging, aerobic, or even have a skiing holidays when they're on a break.

Talking about ski, I notice that next year we're gonna have Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. There are 86 winter sport events that gonna be held, including some ice sports. The interesting fact is, almost every events are open for both men and women except one, ski jumping.

IOC is having this decision on the base that this sport not yet developed enough and did not meet the basic criteria. Well, if that's the case, why men are still allowed to participate at this event?

Lindsey Van, American ski jumper who won the gold medal at FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Czech, proves that her records are closing the one that men ski jumper had. Van is a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the organizers of the 2010 Olympics, said that Canadian legal system as "weak" and the IOC were "like the Taliban of the Olympics."

Lindsey Van in action

In my personal opinion, this decision by IOC is very discriminative. Doesn't men and women should be treated equal? Maybe they thought this sport is too dangerous for female, but these actress would prove them wrong.



From left to right you see Victoria Beckham, Heidi Klum, Mischa Barton, and Kate Moss in their skiing activity. They can do skating, cruising down the slope, or snowboarding no worse than a man. But what I really want to see is, women athlete or even those celebs participating in 2010 Winter Olympics Games. That would be nice....