“I went to the University of San Francisco on an athletic scholarship. I didn't study in high school. I was just there to get by and to play basketball. But a funny thing happened to me when I got to college. I got challenged by the work and the professors.” PlaySchoolStudyHappenedCollegeBasketballHigh SchoolUniversityProfessorsAthleticSan FranciscoFunny ThingsScholarshipAthletic Scholarships Author:Michael Franti
“Unlike conventional jocks, who tend to sell aluminum siding and give canned speeches to parochial-school athletic banquets in the off-season, race drivers never shuck their image when they leave the stadium. They are supposed to be zany, nomadic soldiers of fortune who are involved in wild endeavors during every waking moment.” GivingMomentsSchoolRaceInvolvedSpeechSeasonsSellsFortuneSoldierSupposed To BeDriversEndeavorWakingConventionalAthleticStadiumsBanquetsJocksNomadicAluminumOff SeasonSiding Author:Brock Yates
“I ran track in high school very competitively, and then ran it D-1 at Boston University. I ran there on an athletic scholarship and chose BU because they had both a good track program and an arts program.” ArtSchoolHigh SchoolProgramUniversityTrackRanBostonAthleticScholarshipAthletic ScholarshipsBoston University Author:Uzo Aduba