<p>that may be true, but its smarter to choose to be an academic nerd than to be a top level athlete</p>
<p>chances of getting into an ivy league school and thus getting a legitimate job: 7-11 out of 100, so approximately 1/10 (collegeboard.com admission statistics) about 10 percent</p>
<p>chances of becoming a division I athlete:
for basketball and then making the nba: 3/10,000 about 0.03 percent([Estimated</a> Probability of Competing in Athletics Beyond the High School Interscholastic Level - Page 2](<a href=“http://www.ncaa.org/research/prob_of_competing/probability_of_competing2.html]Estimated”>http://www.ncaa.org/research/prob_of_competing/probability_of_competing2.html))</p>
<p>for football, then going to the nfl: 8/10,000 so about 0.08 percent</p>
<p>anyone can succeed in academics with enough determination, although sports take a great deal of determination, to make the pros, make a living and truly become great you need natural talent that most people do not have</p>
<p>also its not easy to get into top schools either, i applaud everyone on here who has been accepted into top 25 schools, the odds just make it seem easy compared to how difficult it is to make it in a professional sport</p>