STICK WITH THE WINNERS! –
May 20, 2025 – Since 1975, Leigh has been a pioneering sports agent, author and philanthropist. He has represented over 400 athletes including 64 1st round draft picks and first overall record breaking eight times. He has done $4 billion in contracts and $1.2 billion in charitable contributions. Leigh has 2 NYT bestselling books. The film “Jerry Maguire” was loosely based on him. He is a leader in fight for concussion awareness with Concussion Charitable Foundation and has trained 10,000 fledgling sports agent through Leigh Steinberg Agent Academy.
Q. If you are in recovery, what was your drug(s) of choice and when is your sobriety date?
A. March 21, 2010. Struggled with alcohol. Vodka controlled my life.
Q. What do you like most about 12-step meetings?
A. The meetings encourage people to share their deepest experiences and be vulnerable in ways that are not happening in larger society. There are raw and honest shares that enable the alcoholic to seek help and support. There is a kinship and acceptance and bonding that make the group more powerful than the individual. It offers a step by step game plan for the best recovery. I treat it like a college class and carefully listen to every morsel of wisdom. And lastly these meetings offer encouragement and hope when we are at our lowest point.
Q. Do you think addiction is an illness, disease, a choice, or a wicked twist of fate?
A. It is a disease and fits the classical metrics. It affects and organ—the brain. It is chronic and progressive. When people assert it is a choice it allows them to employ condemnation and punishment rather than helpful support.
