However, they each have conflicting opinions on how sports will benefit or hinder athletes in their future. Ripley says sports are allowing kids to think they could become the next Michael Jordan or Simone Biles. He says athletics is giving kids a chance to think they could be great, but he believes athletes will be disappointed because they won't be able to pursue their dreams. She suggests that, in the end, all the time spent on sports will be a waste, while athletes could have focused on academics. Ripley is confident that students involved in extracurricular academic activities, such as debate or speeches, will be more likely to succeed later in life and “rule the real world.” Stallworth, however, contradicts Ripley, stating almost the exact opposite. It gives the message that "the magic of high school sports isn't in how a kid can go pro one day." This statement implies that the power of imagination allows children to challenge themselves to be their best, which will benefit student athletes in their later lives. Part of Stallworth's article suggests that skills learned through sports will allow athletes to be more versatile in the real world. It implies that these skills are better learned in a courtroom or on a field rather than in a classroom. When considering life after high school, Stallworth