So, here's where I come down on all this:
ZERO sympathy for ANY kid who leaves early and ends up not where he had hoped, or deluded himself into thinking where he would be.
And spare me, the "financial considerations" nonsense. You are on full ride as a D-1 athlete at a major institution. You have all of your living expenses and education paid for. You don't pay for your shelter, food, tuition, etc., You get a stipend for spending cash so, God forbid, you want to take your girlfriend out for pizza one evening. (the NCAA can blow me, by the way).
You are not, in any way, shape, or form, a financial burden to your family under those circumstances, and you are much better off than all but the lucky few at your private university who will walk out of school with six figure debt. News flash: They are more broke than you are!
Can you buy mom a new BMW? No. But she doesn't have one now, and look where she got you on the back of her sacrifice, support, and love. You're no good to her or anyone else in your family leaving early with: (a) lower draft status than you could have otherwise earned a year later, AND (b) no degree. Can anyone say "joe yearby?"
How's he doing taking care of grandma?
And for anyone who says: "that's east for you to say, Mr. Yale Quarterback with the wealthy parents, your white privilege is showing." To that I reply: "I know that. I accept it, and I also know it doesn't matter." That's its own set of demons and issues, and doesn't affect THEIR poor and myopic decisions.
And by the way, my roommate grew up in the worst part of the Baltimore hood, with a drug addicted single mom, and having saw both his siblings murdered in the same drive by. Did his homework under his bed to avoid the noise of the fights and gunshots on the street. He still made it to Yale on a full academic ride, and now is a very successful guy at a VC firm. Probably worth $300-400 Million.
He would say I'm right. And if any of those draft challenged knuckleheads gave him mouth to the contrary, he'd beat them until they couldn't grow any more.
ZERO sympathy for ANY kid who leaves early and ends up not where he had hoped, or deluded himself into thinking where he would be.
And spare me, the "financial considerations" nonsense. You are on full ride as a D-1 athlete at a major institution. You have all of your living expenses and education paid for. You don't pay for your shelter, food, tuition, etc., You get a stipend for spending cash so, God forbid, you want to take your girlfriend out for pizza one evening. (the NCAA can blow me, by the way).
You are not, in any way, shape, or form, a financial burden to your family under those circumstances, and you are much better off than all but the lucky few at your private university who will walk out of school with six figure debt. News flash: They are more broke than you are!
Can you buy mom a new BMW? No. But she doesn't have one now, and look where she got you on the back of her sacrifice, support, and love. You're no good to her or anyone else in your family leaving early with: (a) lower draft status than you could have otherwise earned a year later, AND (b) no degree. Can anyone say "joe yearby?"
How's he doing taking care of grandma?
And for anyone who says: "that's east for you to say, Mr. Yale Quarterback with the wealthy parents, your white privilege is showing." To that I reply: "I know that. I accept it, and I also know it doesn't matter." That's its own set of demons and issues, and doesn't affect THEIR poor and myopic decisions.
And by the way, my roommate grew up in the worst part of the Baltimore hood, with a drug addicted single mom, and having saw both his siblings murdered in the same drive by. Did his homework under his bed to avoid the noise of the fights and gunshots on the street. He still made it to Yale on a full academic ride, and now is a very successful guy at a VC firm. Probably worth $300-400 Million.
He would say I'm right. And if any of those draft challenged knuckleheads gave him mouth to the contrary, he'd beat them until they couldn't grow any more.
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