Thesis Some other students, athletes are influenced by their peers. Former Southern California offensive lineman Drew Radovich majored in sociology, putting him among the 58% of the football team's juniors and seniors — and 19% of USC's — in that major. "If I went back and did it all over again, I wouldn't have picked" sociology, says Radovich, now with the Minnesota Vikings. "A lot of other offensive linemen were picking sociology, so I picked it."(Blumenfeld).So that is why we should seriously think about staying in school and earning your bachelor's degree.As you can see most athletes are influencd by there peers.Majority of the atheltes don’t care about a degree they only care about being cool and making money which i personality think is a great idea too.
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Duane Nellis says that the university tries "to be supportive of athletes to be able to pursue what they dream to have as their degree path and to be something in life.(Blumenfeld).Even though majority of the athletes dreams may be becoming a professional athletes most of them probably won’t make it due to injury,so that's why they should earn a degree and try to pursue a career in something else besides sports,because not everyone makes it,its only a certain amount of athletes that are able to make it to the next level. I wouldn't advise any other athlete to do that. I'd tell them to choose a career first - a real career for their life after football and work toward it. Don't let anybody or anything take you off that path.’’(Blumenfeld).Athletes should honestly choose a career first then try to make it to the next level in sports,because what if that athlete is very talented and they have a major injury that could end their career then they will have no other back up plan.Pursing a career first would be a better idea for anyone because a bachelor degree is a major
Duane Nellis says that the university tries "to be supportive of athletes to be able to pursue what they dream to have as their degree path and to be something in life.(Blumenfeld).Even though majority of the athletes dreams may be becoming a professional athletes most of them probably won’t make it due to injury,so that's why they should earn a degree and try to pursue a career in something else besides sports,because not everyone makes it,its only a certain amount of athletes that are able to make it to the next level. I wouldn't advise any other athlete to do that. I'd tell them to choose a career first - a real career for their life after football and work toward it. Don't let anybody or anything take you off that path.’’(Blumenfeld).Athletes should honestly choose a career first then try to make it to the next level in sports,because what if that athlete is very talented and they have a major injury that could end their career then they will have no other back up plan.Pursing a career first would be a better idea for anyone because a bachelor degree is a major