<p>Saw this item re this ball player and getting a diploma…</p>
<p>Enjoy
[Troy</a> Polamalu gets his college degree - Shutdown Corner - NFLBlog - Yahoo! Sports](<a href=“NFL News, Expert Analysis, Rumors, Live Updates, & more - Yahoo Sports”>NFL News, Expert Analysis, Rumors, Live Updates, & more - Yahoo Sports)</p>
<p>“You know, I speak to youth groups about going to college, and I never felt there was a contradiction in my message. None of the kids, not even my own kids, have ever asked me if I had gotten my degree,” Aikman said. “But to me, it was just kind of unfinished business. So being able to finish that – and then to fulfill a promise that I’d made to my mom – feels pretty good.” </p>
<p>[UCLA’s</a> famed former quarterback completes final ‘pass’ / UCLA Today](<a href=“http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/ucla-s-famed-former-quarterback-84276.aspx]UCLA’s”>http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/ucla-s-famed-former-quarterback-84276.aspx)</p>
<p>great quote from USC Troy Polamalu (and he was on campus with Arnold and Maria’s daughter, only in LA!):</p>
<p>The majority of top picks in the NFL get drafted before they complete their college education. I truly love football and it’s such an immense blessing and privilege as an athlete to be given the rare opportunity to use those talents at the highest professional level, but it’s certainly not a replacement for an education. So I decided to finish what I started and walked that stage today not only because it was very important to me personally, but because I want to emphasize the importance of education, and that nothing should supersede it.</p>
<p>^ Exactly. Thats why I posted it. </p>
<p>I hope his quote gets picked up by hs coaches to encourage their teens to be scholar-athletes…</p>