I love the values football can teach. It gives young people a sense of how to defer present gratification for future success, it teaches self-discipline, it teaches teamwork, it gives them a bonding experience that can be hard to find somewhere else, it teaches the ability to process large amounts of information and apply it in real time.

As for football in L.A., it's going to take a loooong time before another team comes here.

My grandfather was running Hillcrest Country Club, and that's where a whole group of Hollywood comedians hung out.

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.

The whole concept of negotiating is intimidating to many people.

Well, my favorite sport as a kid was clearly baseball.

Very narrow areas of expertise can be very productive. Develop your own profile. Develop your own niche.