Napheesa Collier

NIL, I would have been gone, yeah.

NIL, I would have been gone, yeah.

Yeah. So and it's hard. It's such a hard balance because, yes, like he was the reason I was feeling that way. But there's such a method to the madness. Like, again, I'm glad I went through that because I wouldn't be who I am without that. But in in that state change, it's hard. I would have finished the year because I'm not going to quit in the middle of the season. I just I wouldn't do that.

Yeah. So and it's hard. It's such a hard balance because, yes, like he was the reason I was feeling that way. But there's such a method to the madness. Like, again, I'm glad I went through that because I wouldn't be who I am without that. But in in that state change, it's hard. I would have finished the year because I'm not going to quit in the middle of the season. I just I wouldn't do that.

But last day of classes, I'm out of there.

But last day of classes, I'm out of there.

I think the biggest word would be sacrifice. I mean... Yeah, I mean, growing up, it looks like, you know, your summers are gone. You're playing basketball. But there's a lot of tradeoff. There's a lot of amazing things about sports that I want my kids to be in sports, and I've learned so much. But on the flip side is you don't have a lot of friends out of sports.

I think the biggest word would be sacrifice. I mean... Yeah, I mean, growing up, it looks like, you know, your summers are gone. You're playing basketball. But there's a lot of tradeoff. There's a lot of amazing things about sports that I want my kids to be in sports, and I've learned so much. But on the flip side is you don't have a lot of friends out of sports.

You are missing stuff that's important when you're young, you know, sleepovers, parties. I wasn't really allowed to go to a lot of parties in high school because my parents would always say you have so much more to lose. You know, you have, like, scholarships on the line. You can't get caught doing all these things, and that's all you want to do when you're in high school.

You are missing stuff that's important when you're young, you know, sleepovers, parties. I wasn't really allowed to go to a lot of parties in high school because my parents would always say you have so much more to lose. You know, you have, like, scholarships on the line. You can't get caught doing all these things, and that's all you want to do when you're in high school.

So it keeps you out of trouble, but you want to be in trouble when you're younger.

So it keeps you out of trouble, but you want to be in trouble when you're younger.

Yeah. And then, you know, as you get older, I think just especially at this level now, I would say.

Yeah. And then, you know, as you get older, I think just especially at this level now, I would say.

don't know just the way that our sport is growing i think the sacrifice is this is your career now like you do i said i don't live and die but what happens but it's also the way that you make money so there's a lot more on a line it's just a lot heavier of course than when you're younger everything is when you're an adult but um it's not about oh i just wanted to play well this is like how you make money for your family so it's even more competitive in that and then

don't know just the way that our sport is growing i think the sacrifice is this is your career now like you do i said i don't live and die but what happens but it's also the way that you make money so there's a lot more on a line it's just a lot heavier of course than when you're younger everything is when you're an adult but um it's not about oh i just wanted to play well this is like how you make money for your family so it's even more competitive in that and then

Sometimes people are like you're competing with your teammates because you want their playing time or you want their money or whatever it is. So you lose a little bit of the purity of the sport in that way. And I kind of feel that way about NIL. So happy that athletes are finally making money in college.

Sometimes people are like you're competing with your teammates because you want their playing time or you want their money or whatever it is. So you lose a little bit of the purity of the sport in that way. And I kind of feel that way about NIL. So happy that athletes are finally making money in college.

But I do think it takes away the purity of the sport a little bit because you're so worried about money and people are leaving. There's like you can leave every year and go somewhere else. So I think you lose a little bit of that in there, too.

But I do think it takes away the purity of the sport a little bit because you're so worried about money and people are leaving. There's like you can leave every year and go somewhere else. So I think you lose a little bit of that in there, too.