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HOOVER, Ala. -- Johnny Manziel strode into Southeastern Conference Media Days and was swarmed by hundreds of reporters and dozens of television cameras. He shook some hands and the cameras flashed as he settled into his seat, the star of the SECs latest must-see TV show. If the Texas A&M quarterback was troubled by all the attention, he didnt show it. Dressed in a dark blue suit, checkered shirt and striped tie, Manziel answered every question thrown his way during the 30-minute Q&A, some were even about football. He said he largely enjoys the spotlight that comes with winning the Heisman Trophy -- even if it sometimes includes unsavoury headlines. "This is just another day," Johnny Football said with a grin. The 20-year-old sophomore and face of college football spent most of his three-hour stay at the Wynfrey Hotel, bouncing from one interview session to another. He mostly talked about an eventful off-season that has frequently made him a trending topic. "I dont feel like Ive done anything thats catastrophic," Manziel said. "Of course, Ive made my mistakes. Its time to grow up." The most recent misstep came last weekend at the Manning Passing Academy. Manziel was one of many college quarterback counsellors at the camp for high school prospects run by Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning in Louisiana, but he left before it was over. He says he missed activities because he "overslept," and his absence had nothing to do with being out the night before. "I was not asked to leave. It was a mutual decision," Manziel said. He said that while there were social events every night with the Mannings, he did not miss his meetings because of too much partying. "The speculation of me being too hung over and thats the reason I missed the meetings is absolutely incorrect," he said. Manziel said he fell asleep without setting his alarm and his phone died during the night. He said he was rooming with Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron, but that McCarron didnt wake him up. "Im definitely not going to pin it on him," Manziel said. "Its my fault -- 115, 120 per cent." He said he was disappointed he missed camp activities, but that there were "no hard feelings" between him and the Mannings. He said hes already been invited back to next summers camp and looks forward to attending. The early exit from the Manning camp is just part of Manziels off-season in the public eye. -- He pleaded guilty on Monday to a misdemeanour of not identifying himself to a police officer following a 2012 altercation at a bar near campus in College Station. -- He sent out an update on Twitter in June saying that he "cant wait to leave" College Station, before quickly deleting the updated. He later apologized. -- He also created a minor stir in February when he said he took most of his classes online and didnt go on campus very much. None of the transgressions were huge, but they combined to keep Johnny Football in the news and raise questions about his character. Every move Manziel made on Wednesday was shadowed by a media throng. At one point, the quarterback said he felt like pop star Justin Bieber. He talked about his friendship with NBA star LeBron James, his upcoming trip to the ESPYs and all the other positives that comes from his fame. He said his carousing has been at times "blown out of proportion," though he did acknowledge that he needs to make better decisions because hes such a public figure. "My off-season, all the stuffs thats gone on will have no effect on this season," Manziel said. "Im ready to stop. No more talk after this. Lets play football." Manziel is the first freshman to win the Heisman and undeniably a unique talent on the field. He led Texas A&M to an 11-2 record, including a 6-2 mark in its first Southeastern Conference season. Second-year coach Kevin Sumlins hurry-up offence was a perfect match for Manziel, who finished with 3,706 yards and 26 touchdowns passing and 1,410 yards and 21 touchdowns on the ground. His 5,116 total yards were an NCAA freshman record and No. 9 on the NCAAs all-time list. Sumlin and Texas A&M defensive back Toney Hurd Jr. both praised Manziel on Wednedsay. "Johnny Football is a great guy," Hurd Jr. said. "He works hard. Hes dedicated to his craft. I cant make any predictions on what hell do, but I can tell you if you want to stop him, you might want to put 22 men on the field. Said Sumlin: "I think (handling the Heisman spotlight is) a learning experience, a growing experience, because, quite frankly, its something that nobodys ever been through at that age." Mississippi quarterback Bo Wallace was also at the Manning passing camp and said the other quarterbacks enjoyed their time with Manziel. Wallace said Tuesday Manziel is "a fun kid" and "may catch more slack than he should." 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The 170,000 tickets sold for events at Olympic Park on Saturday, surpassed the one-day total for some days at recent Olympics.It was a really, really cool environment because usually we have like five people in the stands and now we have an entire gym, U.S womens sitting volleyball player Heather Erickson said after her team swept Iran 3-0.On Sunday, 46,000 tickets were sold at Olympic Stadium, the track and field venue separate from Olympic Park, according to the International Paralympic Committee.Everybody wanted to talk about `What about London? IPC spokesman Craig Spence said, referring to the 2012 London Paralympics, for which a record 2.7 million tickets were sold. But (Saturday) surpassed it for me.A last-minute campaign that originated in Great Britain, called (hash)FillTheSeats and supported by donors such as Coldplay, Prince Harry and U.S. Paralympian Tatyana McFadden, boosted sales for tickets given to Brazilian children.Brazilians can buy tickets for as low as 10 reais (about $3) and pay for them on a four-month plan (2.5 reais per month), Rio 2016 spokesman Mario Andrada said.We have a lot of things that are hard for us, the sports brings us feelings of hope, said Sofia Borges, a Rio 2016 volunteer and Sao Paulo native. It brings hope to families and kids, and its also nice to see other sports than soccer.Total ticket sales now sit at 1,863,000, the second-highest Paralympic Games total ever, behind London. Spence admitted that the expectations were low but he said hes overjoyed at how well the games have come together.Weve got full venues, the athletes are loving it and the performance levels are what we expected, Spence said. We said coming in this would be the best Paralympic Games in terms of athletic performance and theyre clearly proving so.Indeed, coming into Sunday, 89 world records had been broken.ddddddddddddWhile Brazilians cheer hardest for Brazilian athletes, others have noticed the emotion that the fans have brought to the games.I think that we gain energy off of the crowd, U.S. womens sitting volleyball coach Bill Hamiter said. It doesnt matter how many people, we were just gaining energy off of them.Andrada described a scene that he felt embodied the spirit of the fans. When the Algerian womens sitting volleyball team was a no-show in its first match against the U.S. on Friday, officials invited children onto the court to play. The crowd stayed to cheer on the children.They could have gone, there werent any high-ranking athletes playing; only children, said Andrada. But 8,000 people decided to stay and cheer on the kids as they learned the sport.The IPC will continue to try raise the profile of para sports between Paralympics. Brazil will host the 2017 Parapan American Youth Games, at a new facility in Sao Paulo. Construction for the Rio 2016 museum will be underway soon, and the IPC is producing a Paralympic Rio 2016 film.As for current media, 154 countries are broadcasting the games worldwide, a 39-country upgrade from 2012, according to the IPC.While these are record numbers, Sao Paulo resident Cristina Fumis, who attended events at Olympic Park over the weekend, said she believes that the media exposure can be better.The announcement for the opening ceremony was not on the front page, only a small section in the back, said Fumis of how a Sao Paulo newspaper covered the Paralympics opening ceremony. I think the media is powerful in the way that it can change the mindset of the population.While Spence is excited about ticket sales greatly exceeding expectations, he knows that preparation is key for maximizing potential.Weve sold about 1.5 million tickets in the last three weeks, and thats because we did a real big push on tickets, said Spence. Had we done this push a lot earlier, I know we could have sold out these games.---Kennington Lloyd Smith III is a journalism student at the University of Georgia. Penn State and Georgia are partnering with The Associated Press to supplement coverage of the 2016 Paralympics. ' ' '