“Coming out of high school, I think it was good for me instead of going to college because college and the NBA are two different things. You can dominate on the college level, but the NBA is a whole different story. The dudes that do the best are the ones who work hard.” ThinkingTwoDifferentHardWholeStoriesSchoolLevelsCollegeHard WorkHigh SchoolDifferent ThingsNbaComing OutDo The BestTwo Different ThingsGoing To College Author:Dwight Howard
“It's not my fault Snow didn't have any other options coming out of high school. If going to college gets you a career backup goaltender job, and my route gets you a thousand points and a thousand games, and compare the two contracts, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out whose decision was better.” IfsTwoSchoolJobsGamesDecisionCareersFiguresCollegeThousandHigh SchoolScientistFaultsSnowCompareContractsComing OutRoutesRocketsNhlBackupGoing To College Author:Jeremy Roenick
“I was a defensive lineman coming out of high school who was considered amongst the top maybe the top six guys, top five guys, and wanted to prove to my team that I was going to be a top guy going into college.” WantedSchoolGuyFiveTeamCollegeProveSixHigh SchoolComing OutLineman Author:Ndamukong Suh
“After the NBA and ABA merged, players could come out after high school. Still, there were only a few cases prior to Kevin Garnett coming out in 1995, so Nike and the other companies were only involved in the college game.” StillsSchoolGamesCompanyCasesPlayerCollegeInvolvedHigh SchoolNbaComing OutKevinNikeAfter High SchoolLife After High School Author:Sonny Vaccaro
“What would have happened if Derrick Rose had torn his knee in college, or Greg Oden? It would have cost them millions of dollars. They were lucky, coming out early. I'm not saying don't go to college. There are plenty of players like Shaq [O'Neal] who went back and graduated. I commend that. But do it at your leisure - don't hurt your finances.” IfsHurtMillionsPlayerHappenedCollegeCostLuckyDollarsRoseFinancePlentyKneesComing OutLeisureTornShaq Author:Sonny Vaccaro
“I was able to meet young black people from all over the country who were focused on education and on elevating themselves.I'm endorsing and supporting this initiative because I believe college is a blessing, and for young black people coming out of areas that are struggling ... for them to see college as their future, that's a blessing.” PeopleBelieveCountryAbleYoungI BelieveBlackStruggleCollegeBlessingAreasFocusedBlack PeopleComing OutInitiativeElevatingEndorsing Author:Common
“To me, when you got a 20-year-old running back or 21-year-old receiver that's just coming out of college and you're out working these guys, age really don't matter. So it's easy for me to see what it is. People say it's all about age, but to me, it's mind over matter.” PeopleYearsMindMatterRunningAgeGuyEasyCollegeComing OutReceiverRunning Back Author:Adrian Peterson
“You can't have 23 million people struggling to get a job. You can't have an economy that over the last three years keeps slowing down its growth rate. You can't have kids coming out of college, half of them can't find a job today, or a job that's commensurate with their college degree. We have to get our economy going.” PeopleYearsKidsTodayJobsLastsThreeGrowthHalfMillionsStruggleEconomyCollegeDegreesRateComing OutThree YearsSlow DownSlowingCollege Degree Author:Mitt Romney
“I only had one year of eligibility and I wasn't getting many offers from other schools. I jumped on it to make a mark. That was the most wise decision I made coming out of Oklahoma junior college.” YearsMadeSchoolDecisionWiseCollegeOffersMarkComing OutJuniorsOklahomaWise DecisionEligibilityMost Wise Author:John Starks