You see them go up to bat, their gold necklaces glistening in the sun.

You see them after the basketball game being interviewed on television, their gold necklaces glistening in the lights.

Last night I watched Dwyane Wade being interviewed by David Letterman. He was dressed pretty casual. No gold necklace dangling from his neck. Then he turned his head. He had a huge gem glistening from his left ear lobe.

On the sports field, every team member is dressed the same. There is no way to show that you are a millionaire by your dress. Even the umpires and referees look better than you do. Of course everybody knows that the referees and umpires are not millionaires so they are not the problem.

Bill Gates does not have to have a gold necklace dangling from his neck. Everybody knows he has more millions than a camel has hairs.

Paris Hilton and Paul McCartney could walk around naked in the town park in Podunk, Iowa and everybody would know that they are millionaires.

But how can you tell if a sports star is a millionaire? Well, you look for his gold necklace.

Just seeing the necklace will tell you the income bracket of the star. If it is a chain that could hold a circus elephant like some of the big basketball players wear, the guy is loaded.

I noticed in Italy that guys driving Ferraris and Lamborghinis wore gold necklaces.

I could tell they were rich. The ladies with them put their noses in the air as they walk past me even though I was dressed in my best business suit. When you see that happen, you know the guy is really rich.

By the way, when you are in Italy and you walk out of the hotel and there is a guy carefully wiping a bird spot off his Ferrari with a silk handkerchief, don