Sports Rule #1:

Never BLAME the FANS for your professional shortcomings?

"All the people that were rooting on me to fail, at the end of the day they have to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today. They have the same personal problems they had today."
~ LeBron James

Lebron James: The Making of an MVP (Paperback)

Breakfast of Champions?

Remember when the back of cereal boxes were the only "getting ready for work" breakfast app?

"It's harder to get on the cover of a box of Wheaties than the cover of a sports magazine!"
~ Bruce Jenner
1976 Olympic Decathlon Gold-Medal Winner

Super Bowl Madness?

Original audition for ESPN's SportsCenter?

Is there some special, top-secret "sports cliché" training manual that ALL professional athletes are required to memorize before talking to the media?

‎"Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team."
~ Scottie Pippen
Reach Higher (Hardcover)

Remember when sports fans wrapped rabbit ears in aluminum foil so they could watch Monday Night Football on a 14" B&W TV?

‎"If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?" 
~ Vince Lombardi
What it Takes to be Number One (Hardcover)