Binding: Paperback
Description: A New York Times bestseller! The real - life " Jerry Maguire " superagent Leigh Steinberg shares his personal stories on the rise fall and redemption of his game - changing career in the high - stakes world of professional sports Leigh Steinberg is renowned as one of the greatest sports agents in history representing such All - Pro clients as Troy Aikman Bruce Smith and Ben Roethlisberger. Over one particular seven - year stretch Steinberg represented the top NFL Draft pick an unheard of six times. Director Cameron Crowe credits Steinberg as a primary inspiration for the titular character in Jerry Maguire even hiring Steinberg as a consultant on the film. Lightyears ahead of his contemporaries he expanded his players reach into entertainment. Already the bestselling author of a business book on negotiation the original superagent is now taking readers behind the closed doors of professional sports recounting priceless stories like how he negotiated a $26.5 million package for Steve Young the biggest ever at the time and how he passed on the chance to represent Peyton Manning. Beginning with his early days as a student leader at Berkeley Steinberg details his illustrious rise into pro sports fame his decades of industry dominance and how he overcame a series of high - profile struggles to regain his sobriety and launch his comeback. This riveting story takes readers inside the inner circle of top - notch agents and players through the visionary career of Leigh Steinberg the pre - eminent superagent of our time.
Title: The Agent My 40 - Year Career Making Deals And Changing The Game
Author(s): Arkush Michael
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Barcode: 9781250067746
Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 8/25/2015
Category: Autobiography: Sport