Name: Why Can't I Make Money Off My N.C.A.A. Career? | NYT Opinion
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“Amazing routine!”  “Best performer in the country!”

Along with this came a lot of attention and opportunities.

“One of the biggest stars  in collegiate gymnastics …”

I was handcuffed by the N.C.A.A. rules that prevented me

from deriving any benefit from my own name and likeness

regardless of the fact that after my final

The N.C.A.A. is a billion- dollar industry

I want to make sure that the next person doesn't

“And now there's some big news in California”

"... their 'Fair Pay to Play' bill." "It allows college athletes to be

paid for their name, their image and their likeness."

"The N.C.A.A. will likely challenge this in court."

about paying salaries to college athletes.

It's about empowering student athletes to rightfully earn

off their individual name and likeness without sacrificing

It's about making sure if a student-athlete's

10 years after graduation, that they get a cut.

receive 4 percent of all coverage in sports media,

and giving us the freedom to leverage sponsored deals

with the same respect as any other student who can freely

artists, D.J.s, programmers or scientists

Critics say that allowing student athletes

come at the expense of Title IX or nonrevenue-generating sports.

But from experience, allowing an athlete, especially

women or Olympic sport athletes who, for the most part

from N.C.A.A. institutions, to take advantage

of unexpected moments like I had, empowers us to help

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