THE MAN WHO NEVER SLEEPS

When pro athletes need to get somewhere in a hurry, they had better know Al Palagonia, The Man Who Never Sleeps

WORDS BY john powell

Al Palagonia has a cell phone attached to his left ear and a landline attached to his right. It’s just before noon on a Friday, and Palagonia is helping a client find a quick flight today. He’s only been at it for five days with his new company, Apollo Jets, a company that helps athletes and executives avoid the hassles of commercial flights via private airplanes, and he’s hustling to make a deal. “You’re not a difficult customer,” he tells the man on the other side of the phone. “You’re making me work harder and I’m happy to do that to get you what you want.” Getting people what they want has made Palagonia very successful – and a lot of famous friends.

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BEHIND THE BENCH – VOL 5. ISSUE 1

Ultimate Black Mamba: Kobe Bryant Delivers A New Sophisticated Timepiece

The creative team at Nubeo is not fond of following pre-established rules. They prefer to create their own. With the arrival of the Black Mamba collection, Nubeo’s creative team has had the opportunity to invent a new concept – the jewel timepiece – exclusively masculine and sporty.

Both the Ultimate and the MVP versions master the setting of sapphires to express the combination of sport, masculinity and sophistication, terms which describe Kobe Bryant himself so well. The three choices of color express the three-fold personality of the Black Mamba: black is masculine, orange is sporty and whisky colored sapphires represent sophistication. This is a whole new take in the world of men’s watches.

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SPORTS IMMORTALS

A Million Miles for A Million Mementos

The power of sport is pervasive and timeless. Dating back to the Roman Coliseum in 80 BC sports have played a major role in the development of our society. It was the athletic contests originated by the dynamic Greek and Roman cultures that inspired individuals to reach beyond their limits and strive for excellence.

What makes an athlete immortal? Athletic prowess, of course, personal statistics, continuous excellence… these too, but beyond the sheer power of the performance, lies the individual… the man, the woman, who motivate all of us through extraordinary achievement and maximum effort. Babe Ruth, Mia Hamm, Lance Armstrong, Babe Didrikson, Jackie Joyner Kersey, Muhamad Ali, Jim Thorpe, Michael Jordan, Pele, Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky, the mere mention of their names conjures up images of greatness.

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JOURNEYMAN FIGHTER FREDDIE ROACH

Journeyman Fighter Freddie Roach now Sits Atop The Boxing World

Life is not easy for the journeyman boxer, especially one that decides to hang up the gloves at the age of 26. Freddie Roach boxed 20 times on ES PN in the 1980’s and amassed a professional record of 39-13 (15 KO’s). Roach shared a ring with the likes of Darryl Tyson, Hector Camacho, Greg Haugen and Bobby Chacon, but never was able to land a world title shot. After a KO loss to Haugen when he was 25, his legendary trainer Eddie Futch saw the signs and told him the straight truth. Roach was slowing and it was time to quit the sport before he got hurt.

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MAKKAR PPM

Recently there has been quite a bit of chatter regarding whether performance enhancing mouthguards are capable of assisting athletes in reaching their peak physical capacity. Dr. Anil Makkar, 20 year dentistry veteran is at the forefront of this philosophy and has created a mouthguard that has been proven to increase an athlete’s performance with his revolutionary product, Pure Power Mouthguard (Makkar PPM ™).

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PROPLAYERCONNECT.COM

Connecting Professional Athletes To Real Money On Their Terms!

As the worldwide web continues to change the game of nearly every industry, Jason Kyle, long-time NFL veteran seized the opportunity and made the connection for thousands of professional athletes and businesses using the internet’s global reach. With millions upon millions of marketing dollars designated by corporate America only going to 10 % of all professional athletes, how do the other 90% procure major corporate riches…the answer is ProPlayerConnect.com. Founder and C.E.O. Jason Kyle explains, “Gaining access to business opportunities can be a real challenge, especially for retired athletes. The only way most pros find opportunities off the field is by wordof- mouth, this involves random phone calls from unknown business guys peddling shady deals…until now!” The concept is simple but genius, Pro Player Connect is a nonobtrusive online marketing and branding platform that centralizes opportunities between businesses (national and local) and players, and vice versa.

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THE BUFF BOOKWORM

It’s a fall day on the campus of the University of Southern California, a little over 7 years ago. Inside Heritage Hall is a meeting consisting of the entire USC football team and staff. Enter head Pete Carroll, the mastermind head coach who would go on to win national championships, produce a veritable NFL football factory, and give USC a seat high atop the storied football programs of all time. Coach Carroll kicks off the meeting, as the Trojans prepare to play Oregon State.

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JILL WAGNER

“The Mercury Girl” Making Her Mark In Hollywood

You might have seen her on Maxim’s list of Hot 100 Women or possibly in FHM, perhaps you recognize her face from the Lincoln Mercury commercials; regardless of where, Jill Wagner standing at 5’ 8” is hard to forget! A North Cacalacky native, Jill graduated Sigma Cum Laude in Business from North Carolina State, which means, yes gentlemen she is more than just a pretty face. Packing her bags and heading to Los Angeles on gut feeling, Jill quickly made her mark in Hollywood. Initially signing with friend and modeling agent Alex Fox from CSD, Jill realized the modeling world was not for her. Going on calls, walking into a room full of hundreds of women that looked just like her, seemed pointless. Luckily it only lasted a short while, after landing a job on MTV’s hit television series Punk’d, as the shows first female regular sketch performer, Jill began her acting career. Her charm and incredible sense of humor kept opportunity knocking, and soon guest star roles on series such as Monk on USA, Quintuplets on Fox, and a recurring role on Dr. Vegas for CBS began to open up.

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JOHNNIE WALKER BLUE LABEL

Created from the rarest and most exclusive whiskies in the world, Johnnie Walker Blue Label has the authentic character and flavor of a traditional nineteenth century blend, just like those that John Walker and his son Alexander developed for their most valued customers.

Blue Label is made from exceptional whiskies with powerful flavors. Each contains a rare taste and gives an intense experience. Blue Label is the ultimate luxury Scotch Whisky and supplies of Blue Label are limited by the rarity and expense of the whiskies used in the blend.

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JAMIE ADAMS

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