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A lot of people think being at the top means you have to be the best at a certain game. You don't. It's more about personality.

You can be a top, top player for 10, 20 years, then you become a coach, lose two or three games and you're out.

You don't get to the highest levels of the sport without having the basics in order.

You can look at everything from pre-Heisman to post-Heisman, and I think that's why it ranks up at the top, because before then, I didn't even think I was good enough to be a professional ballplayer.

I don't begrudge a coach for trying to get all that he or she can. I don't resent a school feeling it needs to pay to keep top talent. I'm just afraid to think where all of this will end up because the overall impact seems to be stretching far beyond the scoreboard.

Being in school is the best place to be if you are an athlete because you can structure your own time.

Athletes who take to the classroom naturally or are encouraged to focus on grades should be able to do well in the classroom. I believe the reason you go to college is to get your degree. It's not a minor league or an audition for the pros.

You have to consistently be successful to be one of the top players in the world, and everything is possible in life.

Academics often discount the value of top-rated sports programs in helping to develop a campus life and in contributing to the overall success of a college or university. Like it or not, the sports programs a college or university has are the front page of that university.

It is a lot of work when you have to go to school and then try to improve your game at the same time.