Athlete Quote by Will Rogers

Some college athletes don't want to turn pro, they don't want to take the cut in pay.

— Nipsey Russell

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

— Richard Linklater

Most college athletes are obsessed with getting to the pros, and many of them have proved they will do anything to get there, even…

— Jemele Hill

One thing is a pro is supposed to make certain plays, while a college player is learning to make plays.

— Kenny Smith

Pro athletes don't even practice as much as college players.

— Cris Collinsworth

What would be wrong with letting a kid go pro, and if it doesn't work out he can come back to college? What's the…

— Sonny Vaccaro

“Nobody makes a big deal out of it when baseball players turn pro right out of high school. I don’t remember an uproar when…

— John Calipari

A little-known secret is that being a pro athlete is not that great. It's a pretty short lifespan. I know all these parents are…

— Timothy Olyphant

In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to…

— Michael Jordan

Pro athletes, how they go through the world is so elevated. The bubble they're in is one of entitlement. And that starts young. By…

— Richard Linklater

When you go to college the first couple years, and you kind of get beat around, you kind of think about, 'Maybe if I…

— Aaron Judge

The lifespan of most professional athletes is relatively short, and most have no preparation for doing anything after their career ends, which it could…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar