He tried really tough. He had no funds behind him and was using hand-me-down boots too vast for himDuring the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary,I got a call from a friend out there, a BBC sports reporter. He said something piquant was going on: a British ski jumper on borrowed skis was performing badly but getting a lot of attention. I am in the music trade in management and PR, and so I gave Eddie a call. “You obviously need a manager,” I said. “Can I help?We negotiated a contract over the phone, signed it by fax, and from then on,I handled all requests for interviews, appearances and promotions. There were a lot: before the games were even over, and he was flown to Los Angeles to appear on the Johnny Carson show.
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