Ability Quote by Justin Cole

A college athlete is going to be competitive. You don't get to that level if you're not.

— Richard Linklater

Athletic ability can be taken away like that. It can all end in a heartbeat.

— Tim Tebow

There's far more that goes into being a professional athlete than being a college athlete. So many differences that people don't realize. It's not…

— Robert Griffin III

In the NBA, it's wins and losses. You don't have to deal with some of the hypocrisy of college athletics.

— Dwane Casey

In high school, when you're a top player, there are ways of getting eligible, ways of getting out of going to class. It made…

— Chad Ochocinco

The caliber of play in professional football compared to college is better and everybody knows it. They don't realize how much better. What a…

— Marv Levy

As a college coach, I felt you could make a difference in a player's life. There was an educational aspect I thought was important.

— Tom Osborne

I was thrown into a position where I had to learn a new language, become professional and not be just that child anymore coming…

— Lindsey Horan

I haven't been an athlete in school or college, though I have played basketball and football.

— Tahir Raj Bhasin

I don't think that players learn how to play any other aspect of the game in high school or college.

— Oscar Robertson

I've seen a lot of athletic juggernauts throughout high school, college, even the NFL who can't play the game.

— Rob Gronkowski

In so many ways, when you're in college, you're even closer with the locker room than you are with a professional team.

— Joe Flacco