Ted Cruz: “The statistics are 99% of the more than half million student…”

“It puts education back into college athletics. Most student athletes we know will never play professionally. The statistics are 99% of the more than half million student athletes in America will not play in the NFL, will not play in the NBA. But college sports is an incredible avenue for opportunity for them. Those athletes they play to compete, to earn a degree, to gain discipline, to become leaders, and to build a foundation for life beyond the field or beyond the court.” (05:19–05:28)

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