Sports Agent Quotes

An agent won't help you get drafted higher, won't make you win more games, and won't make you faster or stronger.

I was showing early symptoms of becoming a professional baseball man. I was lying to the press.

My first motion capture game was with Sony - 'NBA: The Life.' It was very ahead of its time. Brandon Akiaten, he was the writer and director. He had a real vision of what this game was meant to be; it was a basketball game where I was the Jerry Maguire sports agent type guy. And it was great!

I never hid my move to Real Madrid was almost done... my fate changed, and I arrived at Barcelona instead.

I was pretty realistic about my chances of being drafted.

I am not a mercenary. Milan was my home. They made a good deal, though. They signed me for 10 million euros and sold me for 42 million euros.

You know, we don't look much alike, but Denzel Washington would make a great sports agent.

If I wasn't an actor, I probably would've tried to get a job with the Braves.

Hey, everybody, Jerry Maguire's here.

When it was clear I couldn't stay in New Orleans, I went out and created what would end up being the best opportunity for myself. I asked my agent to set up a call with the Warriors. I knew they could use a big.

All I can say is I am a footballer, and if a club like Milan are interested in me, then I cannot lie to you: I am happy, because it is Milan.

Sure, Mourinho was obviously crucial for my move to Chelsea.

Sometimes it is difficult to understand why some players have certain agents.

I'm a footballer; I want a football club.

I was just 18 years old, excited about being drafted to the N.B.A. I felt like all of Houston was watching me. My high school was watching me. I think they had a draft party at my coach's house. I'll never forget that day, being in the green room with my family and my agent.

I feel a little like Rod Tidwell from Jerry Maguire

It was Cosmos who actually told Crystal Palace about me. Palace came to have a look, liked what they saw, and they took it from there.

When I was younger, I thought maybe one day I'd be involved in sport in terms of career.

He was the main guy at Manchester United, and he's a guy I really look up to and who I learn from a lot because we share the same agent. Here and there, he sends a bit of advice to me, and it helps me improve. But I'm Romelu Lukaku - I'm not Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

All an agent is going to do is buy things for a player, damage his eligibility, and make the player dependent on them.

I said, 'If I don't play football for a living, I'm going to get into show business.'

In the back of my mind, I always knew I wanted to be in the sports representation business. Being an ex-player, I knew that those were the people I wanted to work with.

I love 'Jerry Maguire.' I absolutely love it.

Jay Z got Cano a big raise, but he got him an extra 30-day vacation - and it's called October.

I am very happy because signing for a Premier League team is a dream.