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Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials Highlight

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When asked about pay for student-athletes before the 2014 Final Four championship, University of Connecticut star Shabazz Napier told the assembled media, “Sometimes, there’s hungry nights where I’m not able to eat, but I still gotta play up to my capabilities.… I don’t see myself so much as an employee, but when you see a jersey getting sold… you want something in return.

— Malcolm Harris

Replicated under Fair Use from Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials by Malcolm Harris. (Pg. 145)