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About Me

I live in my hometown of Danville, IL, with my incredible wife, Teresa, and three children, J.D., D.J., and Lauren, along with our police K-9 German Shepherd. We also have a home in Hoover, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham. I have a sports management company called Player Management International and we handle marketing and personal management for professional athletes, as well as represent sponsors in auto racing. From 1989-91, I served as a paratrooper and medic in the U.S. Army, experiencing combat in Central America and the Middle East. I still have many friends in the 82nd Airborne Division and 3rd & 5th Special Forces Groups. The military is where my heart is. My wife, Teresa, owns her own candle company, which is an encore to her former job as a chemist at Bath & Body Works. She resigned from BBW in 2000 to become her own boss. We are extremely active as a family, whether it be traveling, going to church, or running around watching my son, J.D. (17), play high school football or run track. Our youngest children, D.J. (6) and Lauren (4), are involved in tumbling, swimming, tennis and soccer. It feels like we never sit still, but I would not change a minute of it. I am absolutely the luckiest guy alive because I have the greatest wife and children in the world and I have the awesome opportunity to actually live my dream. In short, I have a great wife and a great life and there is nothing better than that.

My Interests

Spending time with my wife and children, going to church, basketball, football, auto racing, golf, watches, luxury automobiles, clothes, shopping, traveling, dining out, working out, watching my wife walk around in tight jeans, and watching my wife take off those tight jeans. :)

I'd like to meet:

I would like to meet people of real substance, that have achieved great success; People who could pass wisdom on to me. I would love to sit down with Donald Trump, Jack Welch, and Warren Buffett and talk business.Get Your Own! | View Slideshow

Music:

Country, Christian, R&B, Classic Rock, Classical, and some Rap.

Movies:

We Were Soldiers, Wall Street, Boiler Room, Thank You For Smoking, Black Hawk Down, Band of Brothers, Saving Private Ryan, The Longest Day, Be Cool, Get Shorty, Wedding Crashers, The Break Up, Love and Basketball, Love Jones, Scarface, Jerry Maguire, Miracle, Hamburger Hill, Driven, Days of Thunder, Hoosiers, Blue Chips, Top Gun, Two Can Play That Game, Rat Pack, and Platoon Leader.

Television:

Entourage, Sopranos, Cribs, Two and a Half Men, Boston Legal, Million Dollar Listings, Laguna Beach, Monday Night Football, Driving Force, According to Jim, Jamie Foxx Show, The Wayans Bros., Arliss, 106th & Park, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Larry King Live, The Big Idea, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain, Beyond the Wheel, 7 Days, ESPN's Game Day, The O.C., and Grey's Anatomy.

Books:

The Bible, The Art of the Deal (Trump), Surviving at the Top (Trump), The Art of the Comeback (Trump), Think Like a Billionaire (Trump), I May Be Wrong But I Doubt It (Charles Barkley), Sacred Hoops (Phil Jackson), The Automatic Millionaire (David Bach), Buckeye Bumper Crops (Bill Conley), From the Gut (Jack Welch), Charlie Mike, The Hill, and Your Best Life Now (Joel O'steen).

Heroes:

Jesus Christ, my wife, my parents, and my brother. My wife has shown me love, but most importantly, she has shown me how to love and she has shown me what true love is. My life is what it is because of her and I am thankful to God for bringing such an amazing person into my life. I definitely cannot leave out my boys in the 82nd Airborne Division and my boys in both the 3rd and 5th Special Forces Groups.

My Blog

Henry V quote (just thinking of my fellow paratroopers) 1-4-08

"...from this day to the ending of the world,But we in it shall be remember'd;We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;For he to-day that sheds his blood with meshall be my brother." - Henry V ...
Posted by Doug Barnette on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:27:00 PST

On the road..... again 12-16-07

I am writing this from my hotel room about 200 yards from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, where it is VERY cold!!When the race season ended in Homestead on November 17th, I was almost certain I wou...
Posted by Doug Barnette on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:52:00 PST

PMI CEO Part of Mission Trip to Dominican Republic 11-21-07

PMI CEO Part of Mission Trip to Dominican Republic Player Management International Media Release Contact: Georgeen Richardson Chattanooga, TN (November 21, 2007) When Player Management Interna...
Posted by Doug Barnette on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:10:00 PST

Barnette Negotiates Deal for Max Papis to Run Watkins Glen 8-9-07

After a Top 5 in Montreal, Max Papis Takes His Show to the Glen Contact: Doug Barnette, Player Management International, Inc. Phone: (704) 507-3524 Email: [email protected] Web S...
Posted by Doug Barnette on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:49:00 PST

Max Papis Starts 2nd & finishes 3rd in Montreal NASCAR race 8-4-07

'Mad Max' Papis Finishes 3rd in Wild Race in Montreal Player Management International Media Release Contact: Doug Barnette Phone: (704) 507-3524 &nb...
Posted by Doug Barnette on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:55:00 PST

Barnette Negotiates Deal for Max Papis to Run Montreal NASCAR Race 7-6-07

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Doug Barnette Office: (217) 443-2525 Mobile: (704) 507-3524 Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.PMIfirm.com MAX...
Posted by Doug Barnette on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:05:00 PST

Barnette Working On Deal for Papis 5-31-07

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Doug Barnette, Player Management International Office: (205) 822-9140 Mobile: (704) 507-3524 Email: [email protected] &nb...
Posted by Doug Barnette on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:10:00 PST

Memorial Day Message 5-28-07

We will take this Memorial Day weekend and pause to think of the military members and their families who have so boldly protected our great nation. We will keep them in our Prayers and hold even...
Posted by Doug Barnette on Tue, 29 May 2007 09:12:00 PST

Statement Regarding the Tragedy at Virginia Tech University 4-18-07

STATEMENT FROM PLAYER MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL REGARDING THE TRAGEDY AT VIRGINIA TECH UNIVERSITY April 18, 2007 Player Management International would like to extend our deepest condolences to e...
Posted by Doug Barnette on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:11:00 PST

Champaign, IL, News-Gazette Article 3-20-07

YMCA donor puts basketball coach's name on court By Tracy Moss Champaign, IL, News-Gazette Tuesday March 20, 2007 DANVILLE The YMCA refinishes its gym floors every year, but this year, the fi...
Posted by Doug Barnette on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:20:00 PST