"Ian Thorpe globally could be bigger than Beckham," said Ms Salzman, who is based in New York. "He was the one foreign athlete out of Athens who really made a lot of sense to Americans. He is seen as exotic and holds a great deal of personal pride."
Holds a 6 per cent stake in publicly listed So Natural Foods, along with billionaires Kerry Packer and Richard Pratt. Thorpe's shares were valued yesterday at $1.34 million.
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