Ivy League Dreamer Mugs

Yale shadow

"Well, no, but I always rooted for them."

Brown - But My First Choice Was Yale.

"Why, it's Daphne—home from Foxcroft."

"I went to a school is Boston."

'I don't deserve the job, but I'll get it because I went to Harvard.'

"I'm going to Princeton!"

"I know you went to Harvard, but stop asking to see my resume."

'Reading, writing and arithmetic are important, son. Someday you might sign autographs for money.'

Football Fans

'They were hoping to gradually introduce him to the pro game, but injuries left them no choice.'

'Desert island cartoons - and you?'

"I want a top education, but don't milk me dry with school fees."

"I'm less a role model than a cautionary tale."

Midnight Basketball

"No, I'm not the first in my family to attend college. But I am the first at an Ivy."

Ian McWit, Attorney at Law, Body by Joe's Gym, Mind by Harvard.

'Dad, are you sure this is building the right muscles for football?'

'He followed me home, Mom. Can I sign him to a five-year, $80-million contract?..'

"I'm running away to join the W.N.B.A."

'If you are not careful, son, you will be mathematically eliminated from all of the Ivy League schools.'

'This game is going to be a character-building experience.'

'He's got a good attitude, and he's tall. But he's got to get into the weight room.'

'It's great that you want a career in football, Timothy, but don't you think being a striker would be more fun than being a goalpost.'

I'm filling out my myface.com and I have a question. Rudy Park, tech genius, at your service. Should I pretend to be 10,12 or 26 years old? 32? I configure browsers, not fake personas! I think I'll play for the Broncos.

"Oh, it's a grand day for Harvard!"

"Behind the back, between the legs, around my disappointed parents, nothing but net."

'He's soccer mad! Ever since he did his first sums he's wanted to be a players' agent.'

'I told my teacher that I won't be returning to school. I'm trying out for a pro basketball team, and her services are no longer required.'

"Coach said I can be catcher if I gain 30 pounds."

Footballer Dreaming of the Football as Sack of Money

Penalty

Athletic Darwinism.

'Boy, I love pretending to be Jens Lehmann...Now I can go home to watch football on TV!'

"Why are you studying? Go outside and practice shooting three pointers, so you can ear big bucks like Steph Curry."