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athlete
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Athletes at Work
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Training Camp
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In 2006, tennis
player Maria
Sharapova was the
highest-paid female
athlete, earning over
$20 million including
endorsements.
lenges. For every glorious Sportscenter moment there is neverending training, conditioning, and fitness, not to mention a lot
of time spent away from family and friends.
And, the reality is that very few athletes get to live their
dream. Less than five percent of high school athletes become
college athletes and less than three percent of college athletes
ever become professionals. Be realistic, but dont spend too
long crunching those numbers. At this point, whos to say that
you wont be one of the lucky few to make the cut? And besides, as youll soon discover, theres more than one way to
make sports the center of a winning future.
But even so, you have to admit that the whole professional
sports scene is a little crazy when you think about it. Young
men and women make extraordinary (even obscene) amounts
of money for playing a game. How did this happen?
You dont
take
love
bike racing.
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status after the 1870 season, but the National League of Baseball
Clubs was formed in 1876 and professional baseball was here to
stay. You probably know this league under its current name, the
National League. To this day their champion meets the champion of the American League (which was founded in 1900) every
year in an exciting event we know as the World Series.
William (Pudge) Heffelfinger became the first professional
football player when he was paid $500 to play for the Allegheny
Athletic Association (AAA) in a game against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club (PAC). The $500 proved to be a good investment for
the AAA when Pudge ran back a PAC fumble for a touchdown
to win the game.
CheCK it
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Rent Baseball,
a film by Ken Burns
that documents the
complete history of
the sport.
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Open, the French Open, and the Australian Open were not open
to professionals until the 1960s.
There is no way to conclude a look at professional sports
without mentioning the National Association for Stock Car Auto
Racing, otherwise known as NASCAR. The first NASCAR race
was held in Daytona Beach in 1948. NASCAR exploded in the
1990s and became a cultural phenomenon. Millions of fans from
all walks of life buy tickets to NASCAR events every year and
their television ratings rival those of major sporting events like
MLB and NBA playoff games.
CheCK it
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Rent A League of
Their Own, a movie
telling the story of
the All-American
Girls Professional
Baseball League,
starring Tom Hanks
and Geena Davis.
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Jackie Robinson, one of professional baseballs first black players, slides into home
base.
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Pay Day
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eggs in one basket. Even the most gifted athletes have a backup
plan. You may be the most talented athlete on the planet, but
your career can be over in an instant if you get injured.
Even the lifespan of a healthy athletes career is much shorter
than in more traditional jobs. Many athletes move on to second
careers when their playing days are done. Former pros often show
up in the broadcast booth or on the sideline as coaches. Others
run successful businesses, sell cars, or become financial planners.
Its important to think ahead about what happens when the ride
is over.
If you decide, after much soul searching, that youve got the
goods to pursue a career as a professional athlete, make the most
of your educational opportunities. Dont waste the gift of a free
education if you receive an athletic scholarship. Remember the
statistic quoted earlier in the chapter; only three percent of college athletes ever make it to the pros. Even if youre good enough
to be part of the three percent, you could suffer an injury that
ends your career before it even begins and, the truth is, no one
can play forever. So be smart. Play hard, but study hard too!
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Your Big Three
The official big
three of U.S. sports
are baseball, basketball, and football. But,
just suppose you got
to pick the top three
sports to get the
most television coverage, make the most
money, and attract
the best players.
What three sports
would you pick?
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Tennis players
aged to make the basket. He sinks the free throw and wins the
game. You stay in your seat with your mouth hanging open.
How does he do that?
Youve seen the game winning heroics, but what you havent
seen is the constant training, practice, and sacrifices Wade has
made to be able to perform at that level. Legendary Penn State
football coach Joe Paterno says, The will to win is important,
but the will to prepare is vital. And Wade, like other outstanding athletes, has spent most of his life preparing to be the best.
For many of them, their worlds have revolved around their
sport since they were kids. Theyve given up high school graduations, proms, and vacations with their family and friends to
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They said
playing basketball
would
not playing
kill me.
Well,
basketball was
killing me.
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just going to have to be put on the back burner for the time being.
Thats consisted sometimes of missing vacations with family or
spring break when my friends are all going somewhere fun. Ive
never just gone on a trip with my friends, ever. Its always been
soccer related.
The sports superstar has constant pressure to perform. For
every time our sports heroes deliver the magic moment there are
more times when they dont. Michael Jordan, perhaps the best
basketball player ever, put it in perspective when he said, I have
missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost
300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the
game winning shot... and missed. And I have failed over and over
and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
Contrary to popular opinion (especially among kids!), becoming a professional athlete is not for everyone. It takes enormous
amounts of self-discipline and skill plus an ability to handle intense pressure, annoying fans, and the constant threat of physical
injury. Of course, the payoffs can be equally enormous in terms
of fame, fortune, and the joy of doing something you really love.
But there are trade-offs and any aspiring athlete needs to face the
facts and decide for him or herself if the pursuit of the game is
worth it.
Or, as legendary football coach Vince Lombardi put it, Football is like life, it requires perserverance, self-denial, hard work,
sacrifice, dedication, and respect for authority. Of course, the
same thing can be said of succeeding in any professional sport.
Are you cut out for that kind of success? Put yourself in a pro
athletes very large shoes and see for yourself what its really like
to play games for a living.
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Whats a few thousand screaming fans when you are totally focused on your game?
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John McEnroe
was the last Wimbledon finalist to use
a wooden racquet in
1982.
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I know,
but I had a
than
better year
Hoover.
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David Beckham
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the Doctor is in
Sports medicine has become much more than treating and preventing injury in athletes. Athletes are now subjected to extensive
testing that helps their coaching staff understand how their physiology will affect their performance. Testing reveals everything
from an athletes endurance capacity to their percentage of body
fat and range of motion. With a scientific analysis of an athletes
strengths and weaknesses, a comprehensive program, including
weight training, conditioning, and nutrition, can be developed to
help the athlete maximize his or her performance.
Complex software programs are available to help athletes
monitor their performance. They can track every detail related to
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their own nutrition, training regiment, and performance. Coaches, physicians, and other members of their training team can log
in and help track their performance and spot any abnormalities.
high-tech Gear
Sports gear, a $55.7 billion business in 2005, is in a constant state
of evolution. Basketball shoes have come a long way since Chuck
Taylor All-Stars. The equipment pros use today has improved dramatically over what they used even a couple decades ago. Tennis
shoes used to be canvas and rubber. Now Nike has introduced a
line of shoes that includes a sensor that reports back to your iPod
Nano and syncs your workout with voice-based feedback (that
means it talks to you), including speed, distance, and calories
burnedall set to your favorite workout music. Talk about high
tech. Of course, Converse reissues the good ol All-Stars from
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The Nike swoosh
logo, a globally recognized symbol, was
purchased by Nike
founder Phil Knight
for $35 from an art
school student.
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Refusing to shake hands with the victors and heading straight to the locker room
to sulk.
technology and fitter athletes have changed the game. Andy Roddick has the fastest serve on record, clocking in at 155 miles per
hour. Try being on the other end of that with a wood racquet!
Tennis great John McEnroe has been openly critical of todays
power tennis, calling it boring, and advocates greater restrictions
on racquet technology, but its unlikely that we will see a return
to wood racquets any time soon. Chuck Kriese, head coach at
Clemson University, agrees. He said that. The use of higher-tech
rackets has made skill less important than the equipment itself;
therefore, the sport is made somewhat less fun and interesting.
Golf clubs used to be crafted by blacksmiths out of heavy
iron. Now, they are designed through the use of computer-aided
design and are made of light-weight materials like titanium and
graphite and some of them look pretty weird. In 1980 Dan Pohl
was the PGA leader in driving distance with an average drive of
274.1 yards. In 2006 Bubba Watson was the leader with an average drive of 318.7 yards. Thats a difference of 44.6 yards, a good
chunk of which can be attributed to technological advances in
his golf clubs.
extreme Measures
It is impossible to address the trends in professional sports without at least touching on extreme sports. Extreme sports like skateboarding, inline skating, snowboarding, and BMX biking become
less extreme and more mainstream every year. What makes a
sport extreme? Speed, height, gravity, and at least a touch of danger. Athletes perform death-defying stunts that produce a huge
adrenaline rush. ESPNs X Games have put extreme sports on
the map and skateboarder Tony Hawk is the poster child. Hawk
makes about $10 million a year thrilling crowds with his breathtaking stunts. And Shaun White, the Flying Tomato, became a
household name with his gold-medal-winning snowboarding
performance in the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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Elite athletes
and their teams use
sophisticated software to track everything that is going
on with their body
and their life. Go to
http://www .freedownloadscenter.
com and search my
training diary. You
can use it to manage your training
schedule and monitor
your weight, diet,
and performance
just like a pro.
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Who could have guessed that the invention of electricity would forever change the
way sports are played?
Dream team
Thanks in equal parts to technology and to the fanatical devotion of millions of sports fans, fantasy sports have gown into
a multibillion dollar industry. Fantasy sports involve groups of
wannabe sports owners who build their personal version of a
dream team by choosing players from a variety of real teams to
play each position on their team. Owners compete with other
owners based on the statistics generated by each of their players. For instance, you earn points when your quarterback makes
a touchdown, your lineman makes a tackle, and so on.
According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, fantasy
sports have grown to include as many as 19.4 million people aged
12 and up. They also estimate that 22 percent of adult males between the ages of 18 and 49 play fantasy games online. The Fantasy Sports Venture group of fantasy Web sites boast of drawing
some five million unique visitors a month.
Dont kid yourselfthese fantasy teams can get every bit as
competitive as the real thing. Owners trade, cut, and sign players
like real owners. And many fantasy sports leagues award prizes
to winning teams.
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WNBA players
are required to
graduate or complete
four years of college
eligibility before they
can play.
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If you
train hard
not only
, youll
be hard,
youll be
hard to beat.
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Mom
Dad
training camp
Most stay at home and work their way through the ranks of
recreational and competitive sports teams. They start on the local
recreation or YMCA fields and join increasingly more competitive teams as their skill and desire increase. At some point they
may employ the services of an individual coach or trainer to help
them work on the finer points of their game as well as their fitness and conditioning.
This will happen sooner for an athlete that participates in
an individual sport like tennis or golf. They will learn their sport
through group and private lessons and begin a relationship with a
coach that can guide them through the ins and outs of their sports
tournament and ranking systems. Really good coaches will communicate with the young athletes parents and help guide them in
making appropriate decisions for their childs athletic career.
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Middle school and high school fields provide further training for future pros, although their importance varies depending
on the sport. This experience is especially important for football,
baseball, and basketball players. Less so for soccer, tennis players, and golfers. For them, playing high school sports is more a
fun break from their more intense club or tournament teams.
training camp
its a good idea to take advantage of sports scholarships that provide free or discounted opportunities to go to college. The life
expectancy of a sports career is short and, even if you make it to
the big leagues, youll eventually be looking for something else to
do. So be prepared!
on Your own
Its a totally different ball game for athletes that compete in individual sports like tennis or golf. Many tennis players, especially
girls, skip college altogether and turn pro in their teens. Maria
Sharapova joined the Nick Bollettieri Academy at age nine, signed
her first contract with Nike and IMG at age 11, and played in her
first pro tournament at age 15. Tennis star Andy Roddick skipped
college, opting to turn pro instead. Tiger Woods attended Stanford University for three years before leaving early to turn pro.
Too much, too soon has caused some to flame out early due
to injury or burnout. Tennis player Tracy Austin is an often-cited
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Two base hit
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School of Jock
Match the following all-star athletes with the
universities they attended:
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Peyton Manning
Dwyane Wade
Julie Foudy
J. J. Redick
Alex Rodriguez
Seimone Augustus
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According to
the U.S. Department
of Labor, there are
only 12,500 professional athletes and
sports competitors
while there are
154,350 coaches and
scouts.
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Whoever said,
win or lose
that counts,
probably
lost.
athletic Director
If you love sports, are great with people and numbers, and are
a stickler for the rules, you might want to consider a career as
an athletic director. Athletic directors are in charge of all the
sports programs at schools and universities. They hire and fire
coaches, spend and raise money, and make sure that all the rules
of their schools governing body are obeyed. Athletic directors,
especially at the college level, spend years working their way up
through the ranks of the athletic department, so it is not likely to
be a job that you can snag right out of college.
athletic trainer
You know the guy or gal who comes out on the field to check on
an injured player? Its probably the same guy or gal who taped
all the ankles and knees prior to the game. Thats the athletic
trainer. Athletic trainers work as part of a team, which includes
the coach and a physician, to help athletes avoid, evaluate, treat,
and recover from injury. At the elite level they also design programs that include exercise and diet to enable athletes to maximize their performance.
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Coach
Coaches prepare athletes to compete. They work with players on
an individual and team basis by teaching technique, tactics, and,
everyones favoriteconditioning. Coaches develop game plans
based on what they know about their teams strengths and weaknesses as well as their opponents. Then they have to motivate
their team to execute the plan. It is not uncommon for a professional athlete to take up coaching when they retire from the
professional sports arena.
facilities Manager
Most professional sports are played in multimillion dollar sports
complexes. Every season millions of fans leave their mark (and
their trash!) on these places. Someone has to make sure that the
place is clean, safe, and full of the fans favorite junk foods. This,
along with attending to zillions of other details, is what a facilities manager does. Facilities managers tend to have a college
background and experience in areas such as business administration, accounting, or marketing.
Personal trainer
Personal trainers are high-energy fitness freaks that make their
living motivating others to get and stay fit. They develop diet and
exercise programs and teach their clients the proper use of exercise equipment. They may also teach group exercise classes such
as aerobics or spinning.
recreation Director
Another way to describe a recreation direction is director of fun.
These sports-loving professionals run the parks and recreation
programs that are found in cities and neighborhoods everywhere.
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Some even find their way into positions aboard cruise ships or at
fancy resorts. And, believe it or not, most of the successful ones
actually have a college degree in recreation.
Scout
Scouts find new talent for their team by collecting information
and statistics about exceptional athletes and attending sporting
events to investigate prospects with potential. Much of their work
is undercover since they dont want to let the competition know
who theyre after.
Sports attorney
Wherever you find big money, youre bound to find attorneys
making sure that their clients get their fair share of it. This is
certainly true in the multibillion dollar sports industry. Sports
attorneys must complete the same rigorous college training and
state bar association tests as other lawyers, but they specialize in
working with athletes, agents, sports leagues, and other types of
sports-related organizations.
Sports Broadcaster
Are you a sports whiz able to dazzle your friends with the massive amount of sports information at the tip of your tongue? Have
you never met a camera that you didnt like? Then, by all means,
explore a career as a sports broadcaster. Sports broadcasters report on sports on the radio and TV. Some sports broadcasters,
like Dan Patrick and Scott Van Pelt from ESPNs Sportscenter,
talk about sports in general while others provide play-by-play
game commentary. This is another popular second career for
many professional athletes.
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NAME:
Mary Carillo
OFFICIAL TITLE:
Sports Broadcaster
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NAME:
OFFICIAL TITLE:
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Sports Photographer
Youve seen them crowding the sidelines at every major sports
event. You might have even spotted one covering your club or
school match. Except for athletes, no one gets closer to the action than a sports photographer. Sports photographers capture
images of sporting events for use in newspapers, magazines, and
Web sites, and they usually have the best seat in the house.
Sports Psychologist
As sports have become increasingly competitive, athletes seek to
get even the slightest edge; that includes making sure their mental game is on. Sports psychologists teach athletes techniques
like visualization and imagery to help them mentally prepare to
compete at their best. They also work with teams to build unity
through team building exercises.
Umpire or referee
We all love to hate the men in stripes. Its their job to make sure
that everyone plays by the rules, and sometimes the players,
coaches, and fans dont like their decisions. Just like athletes, umpires and refs learn their craft on the Little League, recreation,
and school fields. Over time, a select few climb all the way to the
top and make a living calling games at the highest level like the
World Cup, the World Series, or the Super Bowl.
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The average
salary for professional athletes is $48,310.
Is that considered
good money? Find out
how it compares to
other professionals
such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers at
the U.S. Department
of Labors kids Web
site at http://www
.bls.gov/k12/index
.htm.
...what
out
sport
that you
love.
James Blake
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James: I decided I wanted to be a professional athlete
after I had success at the college level and when I realized that to keep improving I needed to be pushed
more and more by better players every day.
Lucia Z.
k i d s a s k , at h l e t e s a n s w e r
Do you play because you love the sport or because you can make a lot of money?
Kori W., age 14
Cat: I play because I love the sport. Money has nothing to
do with the reason why Im playing soccer, its just an added
perk. Soccer is so much fun and its a great way to meet different people and make great friends and get exercise every
day. The game of soccer is so much fun. I would play without
the money.
Stephen: I play because I love baseball, but it is my job and I
have to provide for my family.
James: I play the sport because I love it. I have been playing
tennis for 20 years, and only getting paid for it for about six. I
plan on playing tennis long after I can get paid for playing.
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weights for about an hour after that. Its really only about
three hours, which is actually nice. The way that we practice
is so intense, you can really only take about two hours or
your body wouldnt be able to take it anymore.
Stephen: I practice when I need to.
James: I practice for different amounts of time; it depends
how close to a tournament it is. Most days I practice for about
two hours and then work out after that.
k i d s a s k , at h l e t e s a n s w e r
James: The hardest part of being a professional athlete is traveling and not
getting to see your friends and family
as much as you would like.
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Stephen: I dont think I really had goals when I was in middle school. I just wanted to play the game.
James: My goals as an athlete have always been the same and
that is to keep improving. So, in middle school I just wanted
to get better to play on my high school team, and then the end
goal keeps changing as you improve.
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What advice would you give a middle school student who was thinking about a career as a professional athlete?
Austin B., age 12
Cat: Just keep playing and keep having fun. I was just a little
girl from Alabama and no one ever thought that I could do
it. With the support of your family and the desire to do it, if
you keep practicing, stay focused, and still have fun, I think
theres a whole lot more that you can do that you never knew
you could.
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8:00
9:00
Go for a brisk run, swim, or bike ride. Daily aerobic exercise is part
of a healthy lifestyle for everyone, but it is a critical component for
maintaining the fitness you will need to enjoy a long athletic career. Get
used to it. It will be a part of your daily routine for a long time.
10:00
11:00
12:00
Time for a healthy lunch. Make it balanced and lay off the
sweets and soft drinks.
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1:00
2:00
Hit the court, its practice time. Practice like youve never practiced
before. Give every drill 110 percent. Lead the pack through conditioning
and pay attention to your coach like he actually knows what hes talking about. Leave it all out on the court and practice like your livelihood
depends on it because if your dream comes true, it will.
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The idea of getting up every morning and eating a healthy breakfast and making
myself go for a run is
never going to happen.
just fine with me.
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aPPenDiX
More resources for Young athletes
BooKS
Fleck, Steven J. Strength Training for Young Athletes. Champaign,
Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2005.
Heitzmann, William Ray. Careers for Sports Nuts & Other Athletic Types. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.
Litt, Ann. Fuel for Young Athletes: Essential Foods and Fluids for
Future Champions. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2005.
Reeves, Diane Lindsey and Lindsey Clasen. Career Ideas for Kids
Who Like Sports. New York: Facts On File, 2007.
Smith, David Allen. From the Prom to the Pros: The Athletes,
Parents and Coachs Guide. Santa Ana, Calif.: Seven Locks
Press, 2000.
ProfeSSional aSSoCiationS
Major League Baseball Players Association
12 East 49th Street, 24th Floor
New York, New York 10017
http://mlbplayers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/pa/index.jsp
National Basketball Players Association
310 Lenox Avenue
New York, New York 10027
http://www.nbpa.com
Womens National Basketball Players Association
310 Lenox Avenue
New York, New York 10027
http://www.wnbpa.com/index.php
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WeB SiteS
Kidzworld Kid and Teen Sports Zone
http://www.kidzworld.com/site/the_zone.htm
The Womens Sports Foundation Know Your Rights
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org
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adidas 12
Agassi, Andre 34
agents 21, 41
American League 9
Armstrong, Lance 13
A-Rod. See Rodriguez, Alex
athletic directors 41
athletic trainers 41
attorney 44
Augustus, Seimone 39
Austin, Tracy 37-38
auto racing 10
baseball 4, 8-10, 12, 15, 33, 48
basketball 9, 15, 18-20, 42
Beasley, Damarcus 34
Beckham, David 13, 26
Bird, Larry 9
Blake, James 38, 48-55
BMX biking 29
Bonds, Barry 30
broadcaster 15, 44, 45
Bryant, Kobe 13, 19
Carillo, Mary 45
Chastain, Brandi 19
coaches 35, 40, 42, 43
Davis, Geena 10
De La Hoya, Oscar 13
DiMaggio, Joe 23
Drew, Stephen 48-55
drugs/drug testing 19, 29-30
endorsements 12-13, 21-22
equipment 15, 27
ESPN 25, 45
event manager 47
extreme sports 29
facilities manager 43
fantasy sports 31
Federer, Roger 12, 28
football 9, 12, 15
Foudy, Julie 39
Garciaparra, Nomar 34
Gatorade 30-31
golf 7, 9, 10, 29
Graves, Ray 31
Gretzky, Wayne 19
Gumbel, Bryant 45
64
Hamilton, Tyler 30
Hamm, Mia 13, 33-34
Hanks, Tom 10
Hawk, Tony 29
Heffelfinger, William (Pudge) 9
Heldman, Gladys 10
Henin-Hardenne, Justine 10
information director 44
iPods 25-26
James, LeBron 13
Jennings, Jason 25
Johnson, Earvin Magic 9, 17
Jordan, Michael 9, 13, 18
King, Billy Jean 10
Knight, Phil 27
Kriese, Chuck 29
Ladies Professional Golf Association
(LPGA) 10
A League of Their Own (film) 10
LeMond, Greg 7
Leslie, Lisa 26
Lipton Championships (1999) 16
Lombardi, Vince 18
Manning, Peyton 39
McEnroe, John 29
McGwire, Mark 30
Melton, Eric 8
NASCAR 10
National Basketball Association
(NBA) 9, 10
National Football League (NFL) 9,
13
National League 9
National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) 12
National Womens Football Association (NWFA) 12
Navratilova, Martina 41
Nike 12, 27
ONeal, Shaquille 13
OReilly, Heather 17
Paterno, Joe 16
Patrick, Dan 44
personal trainer 43
photographer 46, 47