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Leigh Steinberg

"Forty years ago the chances of journalists reporting - or the authorities even prosecuting - a pro athlete were practically nil."

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"Forty years ago the chances of journalists reporting - or the authorities even prosecuting - a pro athlete were practically nil."

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"Marathon running, like golf, is a game for players, not winners. That is why Callaway sells golf clubs and Nike sells running shoes. But running is unique in that the world's best racers are on the same course, at the same time, as amateurs, who have as much chance of winning as your average weekend warrior would scoring a touchdown in the NFL."

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"Everything in Formula 1 has been sterilised now, the whole thing is controlled too much."

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"I like to follow my favorite team and talk sports with my band or fans. You won't believe how many musicians are sports fans. We have so much time on tour that we need these outlets for relaxation."

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"One of my first jobs was at the Boston Globe. I worked in the sports department six months a year. When I was ready to graduate, the sports editor gave me a job as a schoolboy sports writer."

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"All I ever wanted to be president of was the American League."

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"So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track."

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"It's a little bit in the genes because my brother is a journalist and my father was a sports writer."

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Amber Hurdle

"When I signed a contract, I was here to play 162 games."

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"I don't think there are many larger lessons to be found in sports."

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"I decided to create a sports club during the Soviet times. It was my dream."

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