Arms Quote by Sonny Vaccaro

Millions of guys play millions of basketball games every day of the week at the playground or the YMCA. But LeBron James gets $20…

— Adam Carolla

People think that athletes have it great, and we do in a lot of regard, but universities make a hell of a lot of…

— Chris Borland

For example, Michael Jordan earns $100million a year but continues to play basketball and remains a modest human being.

— Franz Beckenbauer

Basketball paid for four years of my education, and I am so proud of that.

— Ramon Rodriguez

Kobe [Bryant] had the biggest contract for a high school kid. He was the first one to get more than a million a year.

— Sonny Vaccaro

I have long been one of those tedious people who rails against the coronation of 'student-athletes.' I have heard the argument that big-time athletics…

— Susan Orlean

For me to even think about attending a college or university would have been a real financial hardship. It would not have happened. That…

— Doris Burke

It wasn't about the money. I was just playing basketball, playing with my brother, happy being in the NBA.

— Markieff Morris

When you're dealing with students who are at risk, who come from a place like LeBron and myself, you have to really focus on…

— Maverick Carter

It's about being a student-athlete, and not just getting that easy money and going to the league.

— Jameis Winston

I was not a good student; I was an average student. In order to play basketball and baseball, I had to go to school…

— Jesse White

If they're out of high school, and they can go directly to the NBA and get drafted and get millions of dollars, I'm for…

— John Calipari