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A Shark Never Sleeps: Wheeling and Dealing with the NFL's Most Ruthless Agent

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Should be entitled, "Way Too Many Pages About Why I love myself." Rosenhaus is an egomaniac who revels in his self-absorption. This book has no redeeming value, except as a substitute for Syrup of Ipicac. While Rosenhaus gloats about the athletes he has somehow convinced to hire him, he makes no mention of the careers he has ruined, such as that of Errict Rhett, a top NFL running back who Rosenhaus advised sit out an NFL season rather than honor the binding contract Rhett had with an NFL team. As a result, Rhett lost a year of pay, was demoted to second team the following year when he returned, was traded to another team, where he is presently collecting splinters in his rear. This type of ignorant greed is nowhere to be found in this worthless, self-lovefest of a book.

This book profiles a truly repulsive person. From his psychotic early days to his self-serving and successful days as a high-profile agent, this book is an example of why abortion should be legalized in the 100th trimester. This book is also very poorly written. Finally, it should come with its own enclosed DSM-IV scale in order to allow the reader the opportunity to score Drew's many mental illnesses.

October 6, 2002

Hoping for a peek into the arena of sports agency, I
picked this up one lazy afternoon. Wow! I suppose if
you're the right sort of person with the right sense of
humor, you could have a lot of fun wallowing inside this
fellow Drew Rosenhaus's own fascinated vision of himself
and his life--replete with numerous descriptions of how
crafty and tough he is, as well as an insert bikini photo
of his model girlfriend (with whom he's formed a deep,
lasting pair-bond, I'm sure).

However, it's more likely you might be left gaping at a
printed ego that approaches the sociopathic, pondering
about what publisher and editor were possibly thinking,
and wondering how many Drew Rosenhauses are out
there, tolerated, even rewarded, in this, the tackiest,
but best dressed, of all possible worlds.

Tolerated and rewarded not just in professional sports,
which would be bad enough, but in civil law, corporate
finance, government . . .

Drew Rosenhaus may believe he is the top agent in the game, but his client list isn't very impressive in my opinion. Randall Hill? Marvin Jones? Eric Green? Sounds like an all-underachiever team. Although The Shark attempts to potray himself as a suave playa who can talk street to his clients, he comes across like a punk Vanilla Ice wannabe. Let's hope all agents aren't trash like this.

I got this book hoping to read about life on the business side of the NFL. Instead, I got a couple of hundred pages about how great Drew Rosenhaus is. This book is the most repulsive I have ever read. The biggest themes in the book are Drew's good looks, incredible intelligence, unbelieveable drive, and his insatiable greed. The guy put a MODELING PICTURE of his girlfriend in the pictures section! Give us a break Drew! We're not impressed!

Otherwise, a great story about a shallow man chasing empty ideals. Do not waste a second on this book!

I could not belive how someone could be this self involved... I am a negotiator and was hoping for good negotiating advice but got something much different. I am sure that half of this book was untrue, however I have to give credit were credit is due, he did make it to the top. I just hope that after the realease of this book he is able to stay there, "now that would be impressive"...

I am involved professionally with the NFL and I know Drew Rosenhaus, who claims to be the model for the bad agent in "Jerry Maguire.'' He's not. The model works for an outfit very much like IMG, known in the business as "I Am Greedy.'' Yes, Rosenhaus is a shark, who cares little for his clients. But what does it say for the publishing industry that it would publsih this kind of self-serving drivel? And what does it say to people who buy it? (I got my copy for free).

This book is terrible. Not only is it poorly written; this guy is so self-absorbed and greedy that there is not a honorable thing about him. His egomania leads him to measure his success by his money or the number of women that he has picked up. I paid Drew the best testimony of all; I discarded the book. You would be better entertained by reading the labels of cereal boxes.

Say what you want about Drew Rosenhaus, but his story about he became the NFL's most elite agent is nothing less than inspiring. He outworked and outhustled the rest of the agents out there, and that is the main reason the agents all despise him.

Sure he's contrived, arrogant, and greedy: but that's EXACTLY the characteristics I would want in my agent. The stories he shares from his college days to the present day of representing NFL superstars are both entertaining and hilarious. Not many personal stories inspire me, but this is the exception.

This book is terrible! It is unbelievable that a book this bad could be published. No wonder sports agents have such a bad reputation. Don't buy this book!!!!!!