Steve Largent
Steve Largent
Stephen Michael "Steve" Largentis a retired American football player, enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and a former Republican politician, having served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma, from 1994 until 2002. Prior to his political career, Largent was a wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League for his entire 14-season professional football career. He held several all-time receiving records when he retired...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth28 September 1954
CountryUnited States of America
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We are seeing tremendous growth in data revenue. Music, game playing, text messaging and content downloads are beginning to show impressive financial results,
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This study is strong evidence that lightly regulated, competitive markets are the most efficient and cost effective way to deliver consumers the innovative products they want and need, and in doing so, the industry is able to create enormous economic benefits in the form of job creation and tax revenue,
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When you start thinking about taking pictures, sending an e-mail, receiving an e-mail, speaking into your phone and have it transcript voice into text and then sent as an e-mail, it's mind-boggling.
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The things that have taken place over my career have been unbelievable. I have a lot of great moments to cherish.
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It's hard, or you wouldn't like it. A lot of coaches really don't like what they're doing.
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Life is very good. I'm the president and Chief Executive Officer of the Wireless trade association, the CTIA.
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Ive got a ton of stories about Chuck Knox, ... Over the course of my playing career, there was nobody that I learned to respect and appreciate more than I did Chuck Knox.
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to ensure that 90 cents of every federal education dollar goes directly to the classroom ... not the bureaucrats.
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I needed somebody to love me, and the people that I chose were my coaches. I would sacrifice my body to be successful for my coaches because I wanted them to love me, to respect me, to have positive feelings about me.
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Frequently I get asked if I'd rather have spent my career in a big city like New York or Los Angeles, where the exposure would be greater than in Seattle. My answer is no, not at all. Exposure is not important to me.
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I can't tell you how important it is for people on the public stage to utilize that stage in a constructive, positive way. When you're in the public eye, you have a decision to make - whether you are going to be an influence or not.