• favoredponcho@lemmy.zip
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    3 hours ago

    That and their careers are short. You forgo a normal career for like 5-10 years of trying to make it big in a major sport. Then, you get injured or replaced by someone a bit more spry. You have to save the money the give you to really make it worth it, but most just squander it because they are young and dumb and don’t realize it’s temporary.