Hessert, whose clients have included Shaquille O'Neal and Nascar driver Jeff Burton, said most athletes she works with come to expect some degree of negativity.

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Today, President Obama congratulated Jimmie Johnson on his fifth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship and welcomed other 2010 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch and Jeff Burton to the White House.

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Burton claims he did not want to influence the decision made by Athletic Director Jeff Hathaway but just wanted to be informed of the discussions.

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