The Sports Business

Paper Summary:

The paper takes a look at the relationship between a sports agent and an athlete, more specifically a college athlete. The paper studies the role of the agent in order to educate the athlete as to who an agent is and what exactly an agent does. The paper's discusses an agent's education, duties, salary, expectations, etc. are, as are the expectations and duties of the athlete, as well.

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"In Cameron Crowe's seminal movie on the business of sports, Jerry Maguire, Tom Cruise's title character has a revelation regarding his job as a sports agent. Cruise recalls a mentor of his making the statement, "The key to this job is personal relationships" ("Jerry Maguire Script" 1). Adding to this idea, Cruise realizes that in these relationships with the athletes he represents, he needs to focus on "caring for them, caring for ourselves, and on the games, too" ("Jerry Maguire Script" 1). While the "real" world of sports agents is not so altruistic and caring all of the time, but rather a very cutthroat environment in which billions of dollars are at stake, these principles are crucial to being a sports agent, as an agent represents individual athletes and makes sure that their best interests are met."

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