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I Worry When Athletes Are Simply Used By Their Universities To Produce Revenue, To Make Money For Them, Nothing To Show At The Back End. I Grew Up With A Lot Of Players Who Had Very, Very Tough Lives After The Ball Started Bouncing For Them. And That's Why I'm Going To Continue To Fight.
-Arne Duncan
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I Worry When Athletes Are Simply Used

Arne Duncan
I Worry When Athletes Are Simply Used By Their Universities To Produce Revenue, To Make Money For Them, Nothing To Show At The Back End. I Grew Up With A Lot Of Players Who Had Very, Very Tough Lives After The Ball Started Bouncing For Them. And That's Why I'm Going To Continue To Fight.
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