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About the Steve Largent
Stephen Michael Largentis an American former professional football wide receiver and politician.
Largent played college football at Tulsa University. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in 1976, but was traded to the expansion Seattle Seahawks during preseason and played for the Seahawks for his entire 14-year National Football Leaguecareer. Regarded as one of the greatest wide receivers of all time, he held all the major NFL receiving records at the time of his retirement. Largent was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
Following his playing career, as a Republican, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma’s 1st congressional district, serving four terms from 1994 to 2002, winning over 60% of the vote in each election. He resigned his seat in 2002 to run for governor of Oklahoma, which he narrowly lost to Democrat Brad Henry in the 2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election.
Frequently Asked Questions
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When a child grows up without a father, there is an empty place where someone must stand, providing an example of character and confidence.
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It’s hard, or you wouldn’t like it. A lot of coaches really don’t like what they’re doing.
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Where is the harm in the wireless industry?
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It’s still fun to come to games, and it’s still fun to be in the Seattle crowd.
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We’re not in the business of shaping consumer demand. We respond to it.
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Life is very good. I’m the president and Chief Executive Officer of the Wireless trade association, the CTIA.
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People are very protective of their cell phones, how it’s used, where it’s used and how much it costs. It has become a very personal issue for a whole lot of people in this country.
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What you see happening right now with some of the consolidation is all about more spectrum and capital formation that give you the scale, scope and resources to invest in that 3G world.
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These companies know that at their current size they’re not going to be big enough to have the necessary capital, and they don’t have enough spectrum to get to the third generation.
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I don’t have the fire in the belly right now. It’s one of those been there, done that deals.
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This is going to become a battle for access to your home and office plus mobility. It’s about who can provide the biggest and least expensive and fastest pipe to your home and office and offer you a mobility feature.
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Sometimes Congress likes to milk an issue.
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There’s nothing like playing. You can coach and you can be around the game, but there is nothing like playing. It’s just so much fun.
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We’re not necessarily the ski boat, we’re the skier. There are countries like Japan and Korea and others who are the ski boat at this point, but we’re getting pulled right behind them.
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When you start thinking about taking pictures, sending an e-mail, receiving an e-mail, speaking into your phone and have it transcript voice into text and then sent as an e-mail, it’s mind-boggling.
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People are very interested in having access to wireless data while they are on a plane.
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It sure made me feel good to be here today, and have so many people say so many kind things.
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A child can escape the shadows.
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It would have been a lot of fun as a receiver to play.
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