athletes in today's U.S. society

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You're a first round NFL or NBA draft pick. You just came into big bucks and an amazing lifestyle. You're on the top the world but if you fall, you fall hard. Forgetting the sport for a minute, what safeguards are you putting in place to ensure that nothing bad happens?

1. I don't drive. A driver takes me everywhere. (Leonard Little)
2. Absolutely no sex without a condom. (Magic Johnson)
3. I send out a group message to everybody I know essentially saying "I love you, but I'm not giving you a cent or mixing business with any friendships. No exceptions, so don't ask".
4. I do not EVER carry a weapon (Plaxico)
5. Skiing (water or snow) is out. No jet skis. No scuba. No motorcycles.
6. Absolutely no illegal drugs or illegal activities of any kind. Not even pot.
7. No PEDs
8. I ALWAYS leave bars before midnight, if I go at all
9. I have no social media. I never make ANY mass public statements without sign-off by my agent
10. For my first 5 years post college, I make a down payment on a modest house (<$750k) and maximize my annual budget at $350k per year. That's plenty. Everything in excess of that gets saved/invested.

I'm still not bulletproof, but these would be like by 10 commandments

 

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