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It’s All About The Looks

You do not have to be exceptionally strong in your sport to make some big time bucks through endorsement opportunities. Many believe that Anna Kournikova never deserved her mega deals and people are just coming around to accepting the fact that Danica Patrick may be legit (years after she first started raking in the dough through sponsorships and advertisements). Good looks, especially if you are a female athlete, could make you more money than the reason that you first were found: your ability to excel in your particular sport.

The latest case in point seems to be a young lady named Leryn Franco. Not only is she a javelin thrower, but more importantly for this discussion, her pretty face and stunning body will land her a topless gig in a new calendar. Obviously there is no mandate that you must represent somebody who is actually good in his/her sport in order to make money in this business.

By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.