<p>…they rule the roost in high school, they get preferential admissions into top flight schools and, after college graduation many benefit from strong alumni support for athlete grads. They really don’t need additional kind words–trust me, they are already being lionized and if they’ve got anything at all on the ball, they’ll do just fine after graduation. (Unfortunately, lots of the recruited athletes in the male helmet sports don’t have much on the ball and basically take up space for 4 years that could have been occupied by a kid that was there to learn.)</p>
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<p>And that can be said about every drug addict, alcoholic, or just plain not mature enough for college that attends a college even for a semester. </p>
<p>If you’ll look at my examples I provided on the first page, you’ll see two “helmet sport” athletes. One has designed a new helmet AFTER completing school at two “amazing Ivy” schools and becoming a doctor. Another you’ll see GIVE UP his football scholarship in order to attend the United States Military Academy, START FROM SCRATCH, and has plans to serve his country!</p>
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<p>ncram, thanks for proving my point ;)</p>
<p>MomofFour, then there’s always the story about the plumber called to the house of the surgeon to fix a leak. The surgeon asks his hourly rate and the plumber tells him what it is, and the surgeon gasps, “That’s more than I make as a surgeon!” and the plumber says, “Yeah, it’s more than what I made when I was a surgeon, too”.</p>
<p>patient, they get plenty of love, trust me. They don’t need it here.</p>