Sometimes using sports to motivate people to do well academically is a good thing. I am natually good at most things academic, I can read books and remeber their content easily, and grasp most things easily. I am not as gifted athletically. I played football with people who were the exact oppisite. They could drink all night, and come time for early morning practice would go through the workout with no problem, they were gifted.Many had little interest in school, and family histroy dictated little interest in college. But playing football in college is something they wanted, so they pursued that, and many did so successfully. They now have college educations, and many along the way found something other than football to like in school and do that for a living now. You just sound like one of those bitter kids who got picked on in high school.