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12 June 2014 | 8 replies
It's rare to find the top athletes don't have coaches.
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21 June 2014 | 17 replies
However, I was speaking for weeks to a very close friend of mine who is a professional athlete and mentioned that he would support if needed.
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14 April 2014 | 39 replies
Rich vs WealthAs I have been taught, the difference between rich and wealth is rich people work for money; wealthy people have their money work for them.To illustrate, some professional U.S. athletes are paid millions each year to play their sport - they are rich; the owners of the teams are wealthy."
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4 September 2013 | 1 reply
Hi,I have been thinking of doing built to suit rentals for luxurious homes.My main market would be professionnal athletes that change city every few years and other volatile high earners.do you guys think it's has potential?
26 March 2013 | 14 replies
One of the perks of being a professional athlete is the exposure you get to people of wealth.
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18 March 2013 | 72 replies
I get where they're coming from - but it's still funny.The "number of properties owned" doesn't really say anything definitive about a person's wealth, income or experience (similar to Michael Siekerka's point earlier in this thread).It's kind of like judging an athlete based SOLELY on how much they can bench press.
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24 March 2013 | 12 replies
Same thing with being a professional athlete, I would love to play in the NFL but I've accepted that it will never happen.
22 February 2014 | 19 replies
Trust me, with my strong demeanor, athletic style; I've had my share of persecutions and grappling with feeling like I'm out of place.
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3 March 2014 | 29 replies
When we went through the mens locker room the names on the lockers where the who's who of corporate america. the only Athletes that are members are Palmer and Nicklaus. and these kings of industry have to share lockers..
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26 August 2014 | 27 replies
Sadly I wasn't as knowledgeable about finances during undergrad and ended up splurging on my student loans (even though I was a full scholarship athlete - didn't read the fine print on the disclosures ugh!).