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Passion: The Right Stuff
“We could hardly wait to get up in the morning.”
—WILBUR WRIGHT
Upon arriving at the Green Bay airport, I went directly to the baggage claim area and spotted a boyish-looking, blond-haired kid holding an 8-by-10-inch card with my name on it.
I introduced myself: “I’m Bob LaMonte. Thanks for picking me up.”
“It’s a pleasure to know you, Mr. LaMonte. I’m Jon Gruden,” the polite young man answered. “Here, let me take your luggage.”
Trim and suntanned, he looked more like a surfer or a beach boy than the typical ex-jock NFL team employee. At 225 pounds, I volunteered to carry my own luggage, but he insisted he would. What the hell, my suitcase had wheels on it, so I let him pull it.
“You’re a great agent,” he ...
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