tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post4698570906411169740..comments2022-12-01T23:45:36.954-05:00Comments on CourtneyConover.com: 7 misconceptions about NFL familiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-58344299500301816232014-08-06T22:39:39.257-04:002014-08-06T22:39:39.257-04:00Thank you, Lisa! And please extend my sincerest co...Thank you, Lisa! And please extend my sincerest congratulations to your friend's family...<br /><br />I appreciate your comment more than you know...<br /><br />xoCourtney Conoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013736069363113895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-88352840883970507122014-08-06T21:09:34.407-04:002014-08-06T21:09:34.407-04:00Great post. My friend's son was drafted this y...Great post. My friend's son was drafted this year. I hope he can stay as grounded as you and your husband are. Thanks for addressing the unfair stereotypes. Lisa @ The Wellness Wifehttp://www.thewellnesswife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-3842693452653144302014-03-23T20:31:45.718-04:002014-03-23T20:31:45.718-04:00Thank you for the kind words, Maria!
And boo-hiss...Thank you for the kind words, Maria!<br /><br />And boo-hiss about Facebook. I'm so not "liking" them right now. :-(Courtney Conoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013736069363113895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-85798368993304625952014-03-23T17:45:45.812-04:002014-03-23T17:45:45.812-04:00Love love love this post!
And about Facebook...ye...Love love love this post! <br />And about Facebook...yes it is making me so mad and I am almost not active in my FB fan page anymore.<br /><br />MariaMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475473434222034484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-2908740508104169322014-03-09T18:18:12.355-04:002014-03-09T18:18:12.355-04:00Hey, I'm working my arse off trying to get the...Hey, I'm working my arse off trying to get these saddlebags off! lol Thank you for stopping by -- and commenting! I truly appreciate it. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday. :-)Courtney Conoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013736069363113895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-34717859162535772802014-03-09T17:05:29.779-04:002014-03-09T17:05:29.779-04:00Thanks for letting us know the real deal because y...Thanks for letting us know the real deal because you are right we think one way because of what we see and hear on tv. The comment about the pooch and the saddlebags had me on the floor though. Nice to meet you. Gonna look around for a bit. Stopping by from SITS a day late.All Talk Entertainmenthttp://alltalkentertainment.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-1706135713355954892014-03-09T09:51:08.616-04:002014-03-09T09:51:08.616-04:00Hi, Samantha! Thank you *so much* for commenting, ...Hi, Samantha! Thank you *so much* for commenting, particularly with your perspective. I'm glad you found this blog, and I hope you come back!Courtney Conoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013736069363113895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-21551600676750564632014-03-09T06:16:51.577-04:002014-03-09T06:16:51.577-04:00This is such a great post, and I feel you on it! M...This is such a great post, and I feel you on it! My husband plays professional hockey in Europe, and there are a lot of myths going about that as well. Its so nice to have others in the same boat. Thanks for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133003632226163914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-50785918542061136192014-03-08T19:26:03.847-05:002014-03-08T19:26:03.847-05:00You bring up *so* many valid points! I was nodding...You bring up *so* many valid points! I was nodding my head all the way through your comment...I hear you loud and clear about making little money on the front end: My first full-time on-air television reporting contract (with CBS WLTX-TV in Columbia, SC) I didn't even make $30,000! And most of my salary went to my AC bill. It's funny, because everyone was like. "You're on TV! So you HAVE to be rich!" They just didn't understand. <br /><br />That's the thing about making assumptions about other people's money: It's futile; especially when what you *think* someone has is basically shrouded in illusions.<br /><br />Thank you so much for not only stopping by to read, but for also taking the time to comment.Courtney Conoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013736069363113895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-60869389854264465092014-03-08T17:56:40.206-05:002014-03-08T17:56:40.206-05:00Thanks for sharing information and helping to debu...Thanks for sharing information and helping to debunk the myth so many people may have. I never really knew or understood but after watching 30 by 30....it became really clear how a professional player in any game could make the money and lose the money.<br /><br />When you think about it - their earnings are in reverse to many others. I am a corporate professional and my money has grown over the years. I am making more and saving more. But when I first started out that was not the case. My first job out of grad school with both an MBA and MHA was a whopping $32K living in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area trying to pay back undergrad school loans.<br /><br />For players it is just the inverse - they make all of their money up front and it has to last 30+ years. That is a big order if you ask me. Great read - thanks for sharing. Visiting from #SITSSharefest.Femme Fitale Fit Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356572136012134232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-56606595760503739942014-03-08T15:58:15.825-05:002014-03-08T15:58:15.825-05:00Hello!! Thank you for stopping by. I have mad love...Hello!! Thank you for stopping by. I have mad love for London, and it's been far too long since I've visited -- 1995! I sure hope you come back! Thank you so, so much for commenting. :-)Courtney Conoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013736069363113895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-3064998654896406712014-03-08T14:20:49.514-05:002014-03-08T14:20:49.514-05:00Haha, I love this. Being from London I know nothi...Haha, I love this. Being from London I know nothing about NFL or their wives. But I love your comment about having "the pooch and the saddle bags to prove it." - very funny. Look forward to more amusing posts. Love from London.Wellbeing Londonhttp://www.wellbeinglondon.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-4185158812338488072014-03-08T11:37:22.076-05:002014-03-08T11:37:22.076-05:00Yup. The few jacked up ones often give the entire ...Yup. The few jacked up ones often give the entire group a bad name. (Want to to know something else? Much of the time when you see people who look like they're living large -- they're not. They're faking the funk, quite frankly, but I digress.) Thanks so much for stopping by...and for leaving the comment!Courtney Conoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013736069363113895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-73639806452080432112014-03-08T11:32:58.044-05:002014-03-08T11:32:58.044-05:00So what you are saying is - NFL wives are women an...So what you are saying is - NFL wives are women and mothers just like the rest of us. :D I think the few more flamboyant players and their celeb girlfriends create this picture that we believe the rest of the NFL looks like. Great post! Stopping by from SITS! Not Everyones Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058177145501733421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-71363347644780827422014-03-01T22:26:41.899-05:002014-03-01T22:26:41.899-05:00Hi, Kimberly! Thank you for the kind words. I am s...Hi, Kimberly! Thank you for the kind words. I am so glad we've "met." It was nothing short of my pleasure to be a part of TIUT -- this link-up is beyond words...thank YOU for co-hosting and helping to make this link-up what it is!!Courtney Conoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013736069363113895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-8399605563911971672014-03-01T15:43:57.225-05:002014-03-01T15:43:57.225-05:00Love this post, Courtney! I think you explained th...Love this post, Courtney! I think you explained the myths beautifully. I enjoyed connecting with you on my facebook fan page. Thank you for linking up to Turn It Up Tuesday!Being A Wordsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324860272727038859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-71814860476010632062014-02-26T20:47:54.060-05:002014-02-26T20:47:54.060-05:00Thank you Dina. Truth and candor: That's all I...Thank you Dina. Truth and candor: That's all I've got, really. When I sat down with Scott, and told him that I wanted to do this, I told him that my objective, of course, was not to put all of our business out on Front Street, but by the same token, I vowed that whatever I do share with my readers will be the real, cold, hard low down. <br /><br />Otherwise...what's the point? <br /><br />Thank you for the compliment. It is worth way more than you know...<br /><br />LOL!!! (about the Make it Rain video!)Courtney Conoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013736069363113895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-67799540756041680572014-02-26T18:42:23.325-05:002014-02-26T18:42:23.325-05:00One of the reasons why I thoroughly enjoy your blo...One of the reasons why I thoroughly enjoy your blog is because of how candid you are. I think these bullshit shows are making it worse for athlete's families and wives (basketball wives or whatever they are called, I don't own a TV). People forget how many people are actually in the NFL, that's a whole lot of players! So we need to remember that just because the crazy ass, careless, media crazed athletes live their lives like that does not mean the other I don't know, 98% do the same. <br /><br />Now, I'm off to watch Make it Rain on YouTube. Dina's Dayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301365388184358474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-71184106811192454552014-02-25T14:42:33.475-05:002014-02-25T14:42:33.475-05:00Hi, Susan! Okay. Touche. Although I may not have a...Hi, Susan! Okay. Touche. Although I may not have a chef in the conventional sense, I'd be lying if I didn't admit to Scott saving my ass in the kitchen several times over. Even Scotty knows the difference between what dad makes...and the barely edible slop mom calls a meal. :-/Courtney Conoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013736069363113895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-2346179386002323912014-02-25T13:59:52.535-05:002014-02-25T13:59:52.535-05:00Culinary school - well then you kinda do have a ch...Culinary school - well then you kinda do have a chef! :o) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015935597212033460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-79019222417018616902014-02-25T12:40:12.908-05:002014-02-25T12:40:12.908-05:00Okay, Lexa, each and every time you comment I lear...Okay, Lexa, each and every time you comment I learn more about you...and I like you more and more. And just so you know, I live vicariously through you. <br /><br />Thank you for the nice words about Scott. Courtney Conoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013736069363113895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-3960400409440490012014-02-25T12:37:10.500-05:002014-02-25T12:37:10.500-05:00Thank you for the compliment, Ida! And you are rig...Thank you for the compliment, Ida! And you are right about the closed doors comment -- which is applicable to us all. I try to remind myself of that before I judge any situation. And it's funny...you're right -- players do risk their bodies to make the game what it is...and people think players make the most money out of the deal, but it's the team owners who get the largest payday. You can't buy an NFL franchise these days -- not that they ever go up for sale -- but if they did, for much less than a billion dollars -- yes, that is billion with a B. Insanity.<br /><br />Thank you so much for commenting. :-)Courtney Conoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013736069363113895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-55528756062871186382014-02-25T12:09:38.051-05:002014-02-25T12:09:38.051-05:00This is a great post. People tend to generalize ot...This is a great post. People tend to generalize others in categories, especially athletes. It's kinda sad because we do not know what happens behind closed doors. People do with their money what they please. Yes those guys are out there making money, but risking their bodies at the same time. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060397634155849036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-68562537208901026102014-02-25T11:58:03.603-05:002014-02-25T11:58:03.603-05:00Egypt is 7 hours ahead of New York time. But for y...Egypt is 7 hours ahead of New York time. But for years I was a singer/dancer in resorts, so I got used to vampire hours -- which keeps my schedule pretty close to NY time! lol<br /><br />That's great that Scott's made meals for kids. I bet they will have happy memories of it. I'm sure he (and other NFL players) do a LOT for people who need it. Thanks for reminding us of that. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594789353434997801.post-2067792126878670902014-02-25T11:45:11.291-05:002014-02-25T11:45:11.291-05:00Louida, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU. Your word...Louida, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU. Your words mean a lot. I, too, am glad we've met and have already learned so much from you. Hopefully we can meet in person one day! Scott and I have been talking about getting back down to the ATL -- my grandfather is in Stone Mountain, and his uncle is not far from there...Courtney Conoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013736069363113895noreply@blogger.com