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title: "3 Contracts Quotes By Leigh Steinberg"
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> [It's learning how to negotiate to keep both sides happy - whether it's for a multi-million dollar contract or just which show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/it-s-learning-how-to-negotiate-to-keep-both-sides-happy-whether-it-s/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

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> [A player cannot be part of the training camp experience as a rookie unless he is signed to a contract.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/a-player-cannot-be-part-of-the-training-camp-experience-as-a-rookie/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c07/leigh-steinberg-14821_camps_a-player-cannot-be-part-of-the-training_1788222.jpg)

> [Whatever fighting words you hear from the bargaining table, the reality is that with the new TV contract about to take effect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/whatever-fighting-words-you-hear-from-the-bargaining-table-the/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/655/leigh-steinberg-14821_bargaining_whatever-fighting-words-you-hear-from-th_2543771.jpg)

## Other authors on Contracts

## More by Leigh Steinberg

> [There's never a benefit to bragging too much about a deal because the only sure thing is that I'm probably going to be dealing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/there-s-never-a-benefit-to-bragging-too-much-about-a-deal-because-the/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

> [When it came to football there was a certain age where I realized that my future in football was being a grease spot on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/when-it-came-to-football-there-was-a-certain-age-where-i-realized/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

> [In reality, we can prove that the incidents of drug, alcohol abuse and violence have dropped dramatically among professional athletes - but the problem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/in-reality-we-can-prove-that-the-incidents-of-drug-alcohol-abuse-and/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

> [Then the Angels came in 1961, and I fell in love with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/then-the-angels-came-in-1961-and-i-fell-in-love-with-them/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

> [We can always find creative ways to do things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/we-can-always-find-creative-ways-to-do-things/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

> [Hey, our Founding Fathers wore long hair and powdered wigs - I don't see anybody trying to look like them today, either... But we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/hey-our-founding-fathers-wore-long-hair-and-powdered-wigs-i-don-t-see/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

> [Never underestimate the capacity of another human being to have exactly the same shortcomings you have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/never-underestimate-the-capacity-of-another-human-being-to-have/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

> [People who have addictive problems usually have some subset of emotional difficulties that causes them to abuse substances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/people-who-have-addictive-problems-usually-have-some-subset-of/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

> [But the equipment to protect the players hasn't developed along with that, so now you have more players out with worse injuries, for longer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/but-the-equipment-to-protect-the-players-hasn-t-developed-along-with/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

> [For a generation that gets most of its information off a computer screen (be it Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter or what have you), an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/for-a-generation-that-gets-most-of-its-information-off-a-computer/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

> [My grandfather was running Hillcrest Country Club, and that's where a whole group of Hollywood comedians hung out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/my-grandfather-was-running-hillcrest-country-club-and-that-s-where-a/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

> [I love the values football can teach. It gives young people a sense of how to defer present gratification for future success, it teaches…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/i-love-the-values-football-can-teach-it-gives-young-people-a-sense-of/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

> [When it comes to holdouts, there's a presupposition that the player is some angry rebel who's defying authority and only cares about the money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/when-it-comes-to-holdouts-there-s-a-presupposition-that-the-player-is/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

> [It's learning how to negotiate to keep both sides happy - whether it's for a multi-million dollar contract or just which show to watch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/it-s-learning-how-to-negotiate-to-keep-both-sides-happy-whether-it-s/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

> [We live in a niche world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-steinberg/we-live-in-a-niche-world/)

[Leigh Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-steinberg/)

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