Several weeks ago Missy Franklin discussed her experience as a freshman swimmer at Berkley. Nothing earth shattering, right? Not quite. Franklin isn’t just any old freshman swimmer, she’s the current world record holder in the 200m backstroke, a 4-time Olympic gold medalist and the current Women’s Sports Foundation’s Sportswoman of the Year. Franklin’s talents have brought her world class domination and made her eligible to begin to profit from her talents with endorsements, scholarships and prize money. At the age of 17 Franklin could have started her professional career and began developing a very profitable brand, but she didn’t. Instead, Franklin set the riches on the backburner and opted for life as an NCAA athlete, a life that provides a free education but strictly forbids profiting off of her talents. She said no to the money.
Not everyone says no to the money. Last month Mary Cain decided on ...
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