Professional Athletes: Sometimes Renting is Better

Posted by The ProWife in Athlete Lifestyle, Athletes on April 2, 2010 | No Comments Yet Professional athletes, when it comes to owning a home, have always been in a temporary situation. There is always the chance that they will be relocated to another city through free agency or traded on a moment’s notice. But these days, because of the recession and high rates of unemployment, home values have declined, moving your family into a new home, and selling...

Life After Sports

Posted by The ProWife in Athlete Lifestyle, Athletes on April 1, 2010 | No Comments Yet Are there any of us who have not dreamed of becoming a professional athlete? What sports fan has not fantasized about hitting a game winning basket, scoring the game winning touchdown, or scoring the game winning touchdown in the Super Bowl? For the majority of us, that dream is just that, a dream. For those people with the talent, dedication, and a little luck to make...

Buying a Home; Make Sure You Can Sell Quickly If Needed

Posted by The ProWife in Athlete Lifestyle, Athletes on March 31, 2010 | No Comments Yet As a professional athlete, before you purchase a home, you must consider how quickly you may be able to sell it; what if you get traded or sign with another team in a year or two? Because of this possibility, an athlete needs a home that will grow in value and sell quickly when the time arises. Even though locations that are desirable, today, might not keep that...

Businesses owned by Athletes

Posted by The ProWife in Athlete Lifestyle, Athletes on March 30, 2010 | 1 Comment There are many businesses out there that are owned by either current or former professional athletes. Numerous sports figures have entrepreneurial spirits and creative business minds. The businesses vary from restaurants and nightclubs to automobile dealerships and shopping malls. Being a professional athlete only lasts so long, so once their careers are over, a lot of...

Adjusting to the Minor Leagues

Posted by The ProWife in Athlete Lifestyle, Athletes on March 29, 2010 | No Comments Yet Adjusting from high school or college baseball to the minor leagues in professional baseball can be a stressful yet wonderful experience that a player will never forget, whether or not he ever makes it to the “show.” There are player development programs in the minor leagues that help out all of the players, especially the new ones. The Players’ will always have...

Life of a Rookie – Life is going to Change

Posted by The ProWife in Athletes on March 19, 2010 | No Comments Yet As exciting as it is for a minor league baseball player to get the news that the big league club has called him up or wants him to participate with the big league club at spring training, life as he knows it is going to change dramatically. Life in the minor leagues compared to the major leagues is like night and day, two totally different entities. Oh sure, you’re...

Picking an Agent

Posted by The ProWife in Athletes on March 18, 2010 | No Comments Yet For a young athlete turning pro, picking the right agent can be the most important decision that he will ever make in his life. The right agent will take care of  their contract negotiations and present them with a team of professionals to help in other important aspects of their life. However, there are many agents out there that will say anything to a young athlete and...

The Need to Give Back: An Athlete’s Purpose

Posted by The ProWife in Athlete Lifestyle on March 12, 2010 | No Comments Yet Professional athletes come into their money very quickly. One day they are college athletes who are not even allowed to have a job, and the next day they sign a contract that makes them a millionaire overnight. Some of these millionaire athletes are frequent charitable givers and decide to give something back to the community or start a charitable foundation to help raise...

Rags to Riches- Athletes need a proper Financial Team

Posted by The ProWife in Athlete Lifestyle on March 12, 2010 | 1 Comment Going from an unpaid college athlete to the professional ranks can make them go from rags to riches overnight. If an athlete does not manage all of that money properly, he could be back to rags very quickly, regardless of any multi-year million dollar contract. They need certain things in place to make the financial transition to the highly lucrative professional...

Sports Athlete Father and Son Duos

Posted by The ProWife in Athletes, Family on March 11, 2010 | 2 Comments Ken Griffey Sr. & Ken Griffey Jr. There have been a lot of father-son combinations in Major League Baseball but only Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Jr. played in the major leagues at the same time, and on the same team with the Cincinnati Reds. This duo is also the only father son team to hit back to back home runs in a game. Bobby Hull & Brett Hull The “Golden...