Bijan Robinson says NIL money can make young players think they no longer have to work or listen
โAt Texas, they were always telling me, โYo B, go out, bro. Have fun.โ Obviously, as college kids, we did a little bit of fun, but with me, I was so locked in.โ
โThey were always like, โWhy donโt you come out?โ But then on the flip side theyโre always like, โDamn B, I want to be where youโre at.โ Iโm like, โYouโve got to make a choice.โ Itโs always good to have fun. You have to have fun in college and experience it.โ
โBut at the same time, you have to be so focused and locked in and understand, especially in my position, I was trying to do big things and make it as high as I possibly could. As much as I love it for kids, theyโre starting to get paid all this money and then their mentality becomes so shot.โ
โTheyโre like, โI have money. I can do this. I donโt have to work as hard.โ I saw a video on TikTok the other day, and it was this college kid yelling at his coach in camp. He was like, โBro, I donโt have to listen to you. I got all this money. I donโt got to listen.โ I was like, โYeah, thatโs a different world. What?โ I wouldโve got ripped. I wouldโve got kicked off the team.โ
โFor me to explain that to kids now, Iโm like, โBro, you have to go to college for relationships and the relationship with the coaches.โ Itโs cool to get money. You will get money if you perform the right way.โ