Summary:

Ever hear the phrase, ''one in a million''? Well, you'll need to be exactly that if you want to go pro. Think about the best high school athlete in your district of 10 high schools. The absolute Big Woman in the area. She gets headhunted so hard by collages that she can barely spare time for her school work, let alone friends. Then, she gets into college and is a total all star there…one of the twelve best all stars on her team that year. Well, guess what? Only one of those ladies will be a pro in five years…if this is a top class of athletes out of the past several years.

So, even if you're in the 95th percentile of all NCAA athletes in your sport, you've still got a snowball's chance in a microwave of going pro. Not to mention actually mattering at all. More than likely, you'll still be struggling to eke out a living on the bench for a year or stuck on a farm team until you're forced to look for other work. We could bludgeon you with more data and stats, but as you dream about success, just make sure you're hedging your bets.

In other words: enjoy that "alternative" career, Shmooper. (#realtalk)