Ive been following the 2009 Super Bowl progress for the last few weeks. In doing so, I read tons of player and team stats, articles on coaches and their philosophies and many other topical NFL discussions. While reading these articles on the net, I came across one blog, SportsAgentBlog.com where the writer interview Leigh Steinberg.
Leigh Steinberg was very well known for having been inspirational in the movie Jerry Maguire, starring Tom Cruise. He was the sports agent who represented some of the greatest names in NFL football history, like Joe Montana, Steve Young and Warren Moon.
Leigh Steinberg is really encouraging the sports agent industry to work more closely together, just like attorneys and doctors collaborate. He believes that this industry needs to move beyond the cut-throat, quick money aspect and turn this profession into an industry to be proud of.
Leigh Steinber, as I learned from the interview, is really a person who cares about his clients / athletes and shares with them that giving back to society is or should be one of their top priorities. Sports is such as revered past time that there are plenty of young adults who view the sports athlete as a role model.
I found that Mr. Steinberg is truly a man of integrity who practices what he preaches. One of the causes that he's been involved in for many years is global warming. He's been responsible for creating programs and organizing bodies to encourage the sporting world to develop "green" programs in an effort to help stem global warming.
From my perspective, I have always had the impression that athletes and sports agents didnt care about anything but show me the money. There have been plenty of examples of greedy athletes and self-promoting sports agents who give the industry a bad reputation.
Mr. Steinberg is truly a multi-dimensional caring individual. I don't get the sense that he's just about the money. One of the examples that they gave is how Leigh Steinberg is advocating for more regulation and studies around how athletes incur and are diagnosed for concussions. He believes this must be better understood and attended to.
Athletes seem to lean toward a particular political party, based on a description by Leigh Steinberg. It generally stems from the amount of taxes that they pay even from their first paycheck. I found that particular section in the blog pretty interesting because I never put athletes into that context before.
Reading this blog about Leigh Steinberg made me feel that he is an honorable individual, beyond being a sports agent. Hes someone who genuinely cares about things outside of just making money. If it was just about making money, and he made plenty of it, he wouldnt have donated so much money to charities and causes, as well as promote the greening of sports.
There are so many ways in which an individual is defined. I think this interview with Leight Steinberg is well worth the time to read. - 16887
Leigh Steinberg was very well known for having been inspirational in the movie Jerry Maguire, starring Tom Cruise. He was the sports agent who represented some of the greatest names in NFL football history, like Joe Montana, Steve Young and Warren Moon.
Leigh Steinberg is really encouraging the sports agent industry to work more closely together, just like attorneys and doctors collaborate. He believes that this industry needs to move beyond the cut-throat, quick money aspect and turn this profession into an industry to be proud of.
Leigh Steinber, as I learned from the interview, is really a person who cares about his clients / athletes and shares with them that giving back to society is or should be one of their top priorities. Sports is such as revered past time that there are plenty of young adults who view the sports athlete as a role model.
I found that Mr. Steinberg is truly a man of integrity who practices what he preaches. One of the causes that he's been involved in for many years is global warming. He's been responsible for creating programs and organizing bodies to encourage the sporting world to develop "green" programs in an effort to help stem global warming.
From my perspective, I have always had the impression that athletes and sports agents didnt care about anything but show me the money. There have been plenty of examples of greedy athletes and self-promoting sports agents who give the industry a bad reputation.
Mr. Steinberg is truly a multi-dimensional caring individual. I don't get the sense that he's just about the money. One of the examples that they gave is how Leigh Steinberg is advocating for more regulation and studies around how athletes incur and are diagnosed for concussions. He believes this must be better understood and attended to.
Athletes seem to lean toward a particular political party, based on a description by Leigh Steinberg. It generally stems from the amount of taxes that they pay even from their first paycheck. I found that particular section in the blog pretty interesting because I never put athletes into that context before.
Reading this blog about Leigh Steinberg made me feel that he is an honorable individual, beyond being a sports agent. Hes someone who genuinely cares about things outside of just making money. If it was just about making money, and he made plenty of it, he wouldnt have donated so much money to charities and causes, as well as promote the greening of sports.
There are so many ways in which an individual is defined. I think this interview with Leight Steinberg is well worth the time to read. - 16887
About the Author:
Frank Langelo, an avid football fan, shares this blog on Leigh Steinberg's Views On Sports. Having read this blog, Frank now understands that star athletes have a responsibility to be role models.
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