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> [Today, unless women gain jobs and athletic scholarships commensurate with their percentage of the population, feminists scream discrimination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-olasky/today-unless-women-gain-jobs-and-athletic-scholarships-commensurate/)

[Marvin Olasky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-olasky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/123/marvin-olasky-18081_athletic_today-unless-women-gain-jobs-and-athleti_2567915.jpg)

> [I was the youngest of seven kids and I would not have been able to go to college without an athletic scholarship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-brooks/i-was-the-youngest-of-seven-kids-and-i-would-not-have-been-able-to-go/)

[Scott Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-brooks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e54/scott-brooks-24282_able_i-was-the-youngest-of-seven-kids-and-i-w_1965387.jpg)

> [An athletic scholarship shouldn’t be the best opportunity to receive a quality education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jalen-rose/an-athletic-scholarship-shouldn-t-be-the-best-opportunity-to-receive/)

[Jalen Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jalen-rose/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24d/jalen-rose-3798_athletic_an-athletic-scholarship-shouldn-t-be-the_155809.png)

> [I wasn't the athletic kid in my family. Both of my brothers were on athletic scholarships and my dad played semi-pro hockey.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-mcnevan/i-wasn-t-the-athletic-kid-in-my-family-both-of-my-brothers-were-on/)

[Trevor McNevan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-mcnevan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33e/trevor-mcnevan-63671_athletic_i-wasn-t-the-athletic-kid-in-my-family-b_3153758.jpg)

> [I went to the University of San Francisco on an athletic scholarship. I didn't study in high school. I was just there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/i-went-to-the-university-of-san-francisco-on-an-athletic-scholarship/)

[Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/)

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> [I'm suspicious that what's behind the academic call for doing away with athletic scholarships is a nostalgia for the good old days,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-macdonald/i-m-suspicious-that-what-s-behind-the-academic-call-for-doing-away/)

[Scott MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-macdonald/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22e/scott-macdonald-276742_academic_i-m-suspicious-that-what-s-behind-the-ac_2416307.png)

> [I lost my athletic scholarship by injuring my right knee. That right knee kept me out of Vietnam, and I went into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-busey/i-lost-my-athletic-scholarship-by-injuring-my-right-knee-that-right/)

[Gary Busey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-busey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f79/gary-busey-9184_and-love_i-lost-my-athletic-scholarship-by-injuri_1683198.jpg)

> [I ran track in high school very competitively, and then ran it D-1 at Boston University. I ran there on an athletic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uzo-aduba/i-ran-track-in-high-school-very-competitively-and-then-ran-it-d-1-at/)

[Uzo Aduba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uzo-aduba/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e58/uzo-aduba-13698_art_i-ran-track-in-high-school-very-competit_937364.jpg)

> [When no other schools in the Southeastern Conference or the former Southwestern Conference would award them athletic scholarships, African Americans had been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon-ortiz/when-no-other-schools-in-the-southeastern-conference-or-the-former/)

[Solomon Ortiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon-ortiz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c23/solomon-ortiz-23182_african-american_when-no-other-schools-in-the-southeaster_1778378.png)

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