Winning the Money Game: Lessons Learned from the Financial Fouls of Pro Athletes

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Author : Adonal Foyle
Genre : Business & Economics

Summary : A successful NBA veteran offers essential financial management advice for athletes, their families, and the fans to help them protect and keep their wealth. Over his sixteen-year career, former NBA center Adonal Foyle has watched other pros burn through their salaries, endorsement, and merchandising money, creating serious financial and legal hardships. While top professional athletes make millions, many have little in their bank accounts soon after hanging up their jerseys. Sixty percent of NBA players are broke within five years of retirement. Nearly eighty percent of NFL players are strapped within two years of retirement. Winning the Money Game offers much needed advice and insight to help these players—and the rest of us—manage money better. Drawing on experiences from his career, as well as interviews with current and retired athletes and financial pros, Foyle compiles a comprehensive list of money pitfalls as well as practical approaches to avoid them. In his straightforward, warm, and humorous voice, he breaks down expenses point by point, from taxes to luxury goods to family needs, outlining essential dos and don’ts to help you spend, save, and grow your money wisely. Smart, concise, and packed with proven advice, Winning the Money Game is a life guide for pros—and everyone who wants to protect their wealth.

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Author : Bonita K Bell-Andersen
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Summary : "It's time to get your mind right, and...Suddenly Wealthy is going to help you do that. Get reading and then go create some IMPACT in this world!" --Todd Durkin, MA, CSCS "Whether you are a young or experienced professional (athlete), this book will help you adjust and adapt your mentality, lifestyle, and overall behavior and empower you to take control of your life and finances." --Athena P. Constantno, The sports Financial Literacy Academy "Suddently Wealthy lays out a playbook that is critical for pro athletes who want to be empowered by real-life examples and insights that demonstrate how to keep and grow their wealth -- well beyond their playing career." --Deborah Dubree, Elite Performance Expert and Strategist

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Author : San Eng
Genre : Business & Economics

Summary : What are the secrets of the greatest investors in history – the Investment Wizards? What are the life principles, investment strategies and rules they all follow to profit, year after year, in all economic cycles? The Ten Commandments of Investing shares the ten common guiding principles of investing as practiced by the world’s great Investment Wizards. The Ten Commandments of Investing is accessible and applicable to novices and pros alike. Their timeless advice is particularly relevant for investors navigating the post COVID-19 world. Listen to the Investment Wizards! Apply the Ten Commandments to achieve financial freedom through smart investing.

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Author : Lawrence Funderburke
Genre : Business & Economics

Summary : Hook Me Up, Playa! by former NBA star Lawrence Funderburke warns both professional and aspiring athletes of the dark side of the limelight through interviews with close friends who are (or were) professional athletes. Funderburke exposes the near constant pressure from "hook-me-uppers", those predators targeting pro athletes looking for favors (usually money); the need to keep your eyes peeled for con artists, fraudulent investment scams, and ordinary street criminals; the cynicism that comes with believing (most often correctly) that everybody you meet wants something from you -time, money, your name, etc. Funderburke's primary interest is helping young people - athletes and non-athletes - in making the right career decisions, not based on the often overwhelming desire for instant gratification, but rather on what is in their long-term best interest. As Funderburke sees it, too many young people see professional sports as an invitation to a life-long party. And to make matters worse, a lot of kids are pushed toward a career in professional sports by obsessive parents who have their own agendas.

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Author : Marc Isenberg
Genre : College athletes

Summary : "Money Players" is a comprehensive playbook to help current and prospective professional athletes maximize their financial opportunities, retire wealthy, and avoid mistakes that shorten or terminate careers. Includes information on NCAA rules, preparing for the draft, selecting the right agent, players associations, savings and investment basics, dealing with the media and fans, and preparing for post-playing opportunities. With powerful messages from pro athletes, business executives and sports media. Sporting News senior writer Mike DeCourcy says of "Money Players": "There is so much wisdom in this book it should be handed to every major college basketball or football player in exchange for signing a letter of intent. It is direct, honest and beautifully organized. There is sound advice about how to handle money, how to recognize trouble and how to avoid relying on people who place their own interests first'¿¿and it does not just come from Marc Isenberg, but from sports veterans on all sides of the table."

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Author : Adonal Foyle
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Summary : When professional athletes transition from their sport, it is usually not their choice. This book is about letting athletes know that transition is a process. What I know for sure is that we all have to go through the process and be dedicated to it if we are to succeed. I hope this book will raise awareness and help everyone think about transition well before their own transition process actually begins.

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Author : Tim Donaghy
Genre : Sports & Recreation

Summary : Uncover the true story behind the Netflix documentary Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul. “The book the NBA doesn’t want you to read.” —Deadspin.com Tim Donaghy loved basketball. In many ways, his zest for the game came from his father, who officiated high school and college games for over 30 years. After graduating from Villanova, Donaghy was unsatisfied with his career until he followed his heart and became a basketball referee, first in the CBA and then the NBA, where he officiated for 13 seasons: 772 regular-season games and 20 playoff games. He loved his job, his family, his life. He felt like he had everything. And then, suddenly, he had nothing. He succumbed to a gambling addiction and to intimidation from well-connected criminals—and began using inside information to win bets for them. Following an FBI investigation, Donaghy pled guilty to two federal charges, and on August 15, 2007, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison. He was released on November 4, 2009, after serving his sentence. This is his story, which provides a stunningly candid admission of his mistakes, as well as his insider’s account of the world of professional basketball. With a foreword by Phil Scala, the FBI special agent who worked the Gambino case, Personal Foul reveals how the fast life of professional sports can tempt and trap the unwary and unwise. Donaghy has written an unforgettable page-turner, one of the most controversial sports books ever published. It will confirm your suspicions about the influence of the front offices of major league sports, while examining the corrosive power of money and fame. From the Introduction: I’m guilty. For 13 years I was a referee in the National Basketball Association, living a glamorous life on and off the court, rubbing elbows with superstar players and celebrity A-listers. I suppose many would say that I had it all—a great job, money, a wonderful family—but it was all an illusion. You see, during my last four years in the NBA, I led a secret life that would ultimately cost me everything: my integrity, my reputation, my career, my livelihood, my marriage, my family, and my freedom.