Education Quote by Douglas Wilson

“There's nothing wrong with athletics, but they shouldn't get in the way of your schoolwork.”

— Lemony Snicket

I think it is important to parents that their children get not only a good education and play for a top athletic program but…

— Randall Cunningham

“In many U.S. schools, sports instilled leadership and persistence in one group of kids while draining focus and resources from academics for everyone. The…

— Amanda Ripley

I think we should bring up our children with much less pressure to compete and get ahead: no comparing one child with another, at…

— Benjamin Spock

A coach who is not teaching leads to the worst thing in a program -- players not learning.

— Don Meyer

“Athletic success is the result of knowing what to do, the willingness to do it, and the drive to continually improve at it.”

— Tim S. Grover

If there's anything my kids have taught me, it's that my general belief in the good qualities of college athletics is alive and well.

— Oliver Luck

You have to transfer your success on the track to your education, because you don't want to waste what you did athletically once your…

— Beau Walker

We know that it provides opportunities for students to become a part of a team, to learn a lot about themselves, to set goals…

— Miguel Cardona

The greatest sin a coach can commit is to allow kids to slide by. This goes for the classroom as well as the court

— Hubie Brown

It's important for parents to put kids in positions where they can succeed and to teach competition because competition exists not only in sports.

— Ray Allen

“boys into sports programs where they’re expected to behave like seasoned professionals. It’s not tying your love and acceptance”

— Kevin Leman