I feel that my experiences as a varsity football and basketball player have given me a firm foundation for the person I am today. ... Also, through my participation in football, I have visited several local elementary and junior high schools on numerous occasions to stress the importance of academics. ... It is my family's wish that I get college education. It has been a goal of mine to become the first ever in my family to attend college. ... I will prove my worth to my community, family, and myself by attaining a college education. ...

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College Athletes and Cash Money, Do They Deserve Extra Reimbursement? The question of whether college athletes should be paid has led to a hotly contested debate. The critics who are in favor of paying athletes for their services point to the millions of dollars of revenue generated from football and basketball alone. ... My opinion, representing the college athlete, goes for more compensation of the college athletes. ... Television contracts and shoe deals the athletes endorse for the college is really bringing and other forms of revenue. ...

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Most woman organizations believe that major sports such as men's football take up too much of the budget. The reason behind that is football requires a huge roster of players and secondly, football attracts the most public attention. If people continue to pay money to watch their football team every week then football is going to continue to have an enormous budget and rightfully so. ... This just shows that without money, you do not have anything as sustaining a college sports program. ... Statistics show that Division I football players earn their degree within six years of entering col...

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Athletics are a huge part of the university or college's income. ... Football and basketball are two major sports that result millions of dollars being directed to the school as a whole with only a small percentage going to athletics. College football programs across the USA average over 50, 000 tickets, not to mention the multi-million dollar broadcasting rights, and still the players don't ever see a cent of their hard work. An example of how college athletes struggle financially happened recently. A Kansas University football player was arrested for sticking his rear end up to the...

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We see college sporting events on television and hear about college games on the radio; we even read about them in the newspaper. ... These amateur athletes have no motive to stay in college and finish their respective degrees, many cannot afford to pay for the increasingly expensive college life. In addition to the black markets and increasing college tutition, the statistics comply college athletes should get paid for playing. ... An interview was done on former college football athlete Make McDonough who was a defensive lineman for Iowa State back in 2012. ... Furthermore, the last and ar...

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Recently, college athletes are even pushing for a bill to pass that would grant them money just to play college sports. ... Do college athletes not receive enough extra-funding already? ... Paying all college athletes to play would be very expensive. They have discussed just paying athletes who play the four major sports (basketball, baseball, football, and hockey). ... College basketball and football are still some of the highest rated TV in America and it doesn't look to have any downward spirals ahead. ...

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If people disregard their high school level of learning, then his SAT scores will show his effort and his acceptance to a college may be hindered. ... Most private schools offer basketball, football, and baseball for the guys and basketball and volleyball for the girls. ...

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In one study done by Patton (1990), he took the responses of college athletes about drug behavior among teammates, and why these student athletes would take them (competitive, control weight, overcome boredom) and used these statements to compare to original interview transcripts. ... So a study should be done on individual sports teams (football, basketball, hockey, soccer, golf, baseball, tennis, track and field, etc). ...

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My weekends as child mostly consisted of sports activities such as football, basketball and baseball; which my father consistently attended. ... After high school I did not attend college and began working at GM with my dad. My biggest regret in my life is not pursuing a higher education because had I attended college while working with GM, the company would have financed my education and I would have my degree already. ... In my life as I previously stated I have had many role models, but my grandmother was the one who nagged and insisted I attend college and she also filled the void of my ...

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Growing up I was into recreational activities such as baseball, football, basketball, and track. ... Being that I am in college now I think I have worked out more than ever, because I am still playing baseball and it's something I wanna do for a living. ...

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Aside from professional sports teams having offensive names, high school and college teams also have offensive names. ... There are other offensive team mascots aside from Indian mascots as the Imperial Valley College Arabs and the Hollywood High Sheiks. ... Like at a football game when a team is playing another team with a Martin Luther King Jr. mascot, they might have a sign that says "Murder the Kings." ...

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Aside from professional sports teams having offensive names, high school and college teams also have offensive names. ... There are other offensive team mascots aside from Indian mascots as the Imperial Valley College Arabs and the Hollywood High Sheiks. ... Like at a football game when a team is playing another team with a Martin Luther King Jr. mascot, they might have a sign that says "Murder the Kings." ...

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