Blogging Matters!!! : 'My 5ive' - Amazing Allies [Part 2]

Day 64.

Welcome to part 2 of 'My 5ive', where we are discussing five names, five sports agents who with their awesome negotiating traits and tremendous wit have made millions for their clients, for the players colligated with them. Yesterday, I gave you five names, here's five more who cannot go unnamed.

5.) Don Meehan -

Donald E. Meehan is a hockey player agent for National Hockey League Player's Association (NHLPA). He is known for his unique style of workimg. Instead of approaching players that are already in the NHL (National Hockey League), he approached the families of young talents like PatLaFontaine, who later on made it to the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. He is also the president of Newport Sports Management and has over 100 clients such as Jarome Iginla.

4.) Mark Steinberg -

On the left side of the image, you have Golf's most decorated player, Tiger Woods, and along with him on right is his agent Mark Steinberg who has been representing golfers since 1992. As Wood's agent, Steinberg has negotiated endorsement deals worth ''hundreds of millions of dollars''. He is currently a Partner at Excel Sports Management, where he heads the professional golf division.

3.) Neil Fairbrother -

Man on the right is Andrew Flintoff, one of the most recognizable faces in the world of cricket. And, with him ringing the bell is his agent Neil Fairbrother. Fairbrother is a former English Cricketer who retired in 2002. He then became the Director of Cricket at International Sports Management, a sports agency that represents several leading English test cricketers. Apart from Flintoff, his other clients are Marcus Trescothick, Steve Harmison and Graham Onions.

2.) Scott Boras -

Sitting with his client Alex Rodriguez is his agent Scott Boras, who over a span of 28 years as an agent has represented hundreds of players on all 30 major league Baseball teams and has participated in a number of high-profile negotiations. He is also the President of the Boras Corporation, a sports agency that represents roughly 175 professional baseball clients. Only this year his firm negotiated nearly $444.5 million in contracts, over $120 milion more than any other firm.

1.) Aaron Godwin -

Even in the image he can be seen negotiating. Well, that's Aaron Goodwin for you, a sports agent for players in the NBA (National Basketball Association) and also represents Women's National Baketball Association. He was the intial agent for Baketball player LeBron James and negotiated deals which paid James over $135 million, including a $90 million deal with Nike. In the year 2004, he was ranked eighth on Sports Illustrated's list of Most Influential Minorities in Sports.