 But the equipment to protect the players hasn't developed along with that, so now you have more players out with worse injuries, for longer periods of time. |
| In reality, we can prove that the incidents of drug, alcohol abuse and violence have dropped dramatically among professional athletes - but the problem is it would be impossible to convince than fans, because of what they read on the AP wire. |
| Well, when you've had Tom Cruise play you, anything else is a comedown. |
| I ran track, and basically played every sport. |
| I'd like to add that negotiating is not something to be avoided or feared - it's an everyday part of life. |
| My grandfather was running Hillcrest Country Club, and that's where a whole group of Hollywood comedians hung out. |
| As for football in L.A., it's going to take a loooong time before another team comes here. |
| Very narrow areas of expertise can be very productive. Develop your own profile. Develop your own niche. |
| You know, we don't look much alike, but Denzel Washington would make a great sports agent. |
| Now we're getting a whole generation of kids who have never had a football team in L.A., so they don't miss it and don't ask for it. It becomes self-perpetuating. They don't know what they're missing. |
| Now some alien force seems to have come and captured the Dodgers. I don't know what happened to my Dodgers. |
| We can always find creative ways to do things. |
| Forty years ago the chances of journalists reporting - or the authorities even prosecuting - a pro athlete were practically nil. |
| The Super Bowl is like a movie, and the quarterback is the leading man. |
| It's learning how to negotiate to keep both sides happy - whether it's for a multi-million dollar contract or just which show to watch on TV, that determines the quality and enjoyment of our lives. |
| But the truth is, growing up in California, we knew nothing about hockey. |
| Well, my favorite sport as a kid was clearly baseball. |
| When it came to football there was a certain age where I realized that my future in football was being a grease spot on the side of some bigger player. |
| School gives you the freedom to explore different philosophies, religions, aspects of yourself, and subjects. |
| I have to say that it was a very strange experience when, later in life, I represented Byron Scott and was negotiating with West - whose picture I used to have over my bed! That took some getting used to. |
