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As a longtime investor in real estate, Bradshaw recalls the time when he lost $900,000 at the start of the recession. "I was heavily invested, about 13 million bucks to be exact," he explains. "I came home one day, and I just didn't feel good. I was kind of sick to my stomach. I felt nervous about what was going on in the money markets, and I asked a friend to help me out."
Though his investments and role as a sports analyst still bring in a lot of money, Bradshaw tells MarketWatch that he doesn't want to get "rich rich rich."Similar to Bradshaw, several other current and former professional athletes have opened up about their conservative habits when it comes to money. On a 2018 episode of the "" podcast, former NFL player Rob Gronkowski told host Maverick Carter that he's particularly frugal when it comes to spending money on clothes.
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