11.   Increased competition has inflated salaries among professional athletes.

12.   Among them were rescuing the Games financially, opening opportunities for women, enabling more developing nations to compete and bringing professional athletes into the Games.

13.   An open acceptance of professional athletes is best shown by the U.S. Dream Team in basketball.

14.   And for any professional athlete, money matters most.

15.   And in the future, franchises could have about as much identity with a community as professional athletes generally have with teams.

16.   And professional athletes see that as a good sign for young women.

17.   And no group should be more out front than professional athletes, because they are among the most fortunate people.

18.   And the news media owe you a more honest picture of professional athletes.

19.   And they are finding out how other professional athletes have lived for years in terms of scrutiny, appearances, endorsements and attention from the opposite sex.

20.   Andy understands as well as anyone what it means to be a professional athlete.