At your next middle-America town hall meeting, why not try to persuade people to alter their lifestyles by telling the story of heroic CO2-fighting sports agent Leigh Steinberg?

How Sports Can Lead The Way In Combating Climate Change - Forbes

[Leigh Steinberg] If we don’t want to be the first generation in American history to hand down a degraded quality of life to our children and grandchildren, urgent action needs to take place to roll back the effects of climate change. As polar ice caps melt, oceans are rising around the world which wreaks havoc with weather patterns and threatens low lying areas. The ice packs on mountain chains around the world are melting and clean water supply is threatened. Tornadoes, hurricanes and other harmful dramatic weather systems are increasing. The ozone layer is dissolving with unprecedented greenhouse gases.

Dec. 2011:  Court OKs arrest of famed agent over $1.4 million | stei - News - The Orange County Register

According to Brandt's declaration, Steinberg "lives the lavish life of a famous sports agent throwing lavish Super Bowl Parties for 25 years, this past one in Dallas where tickets sold for upwards of $3,500 a ticket for an excess of 2,500 guests."

Jan. 2012:  Leigh Steinberg's fall: Sports agent Leigh Steinberg's fall to disgrace - Hartford Courant

Leigh Steinberg is widely believed to be the inspiration behind the Tom Cruise character "Jerry McGuire.'' The movie about a sports super agent spawned Cuba Gooding's iconic proclamation: "Show me the money.''

Over 30 years, Steinberg reportedly earned more than $100 million through his representation of 150 athletes — including former pro football players Troy Aikman, Steve Young and Warren Moon.

Today, Steinberg is broke.

He filed for bankruptcy this month.
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He blames a lifestyle of limousines, chartered jets, alcohol and personal setbacks, including a rocky marriage, a broken business partnership, his father dying and two children with debilitating diseases as circumstances that led to his downfall.