Perhaps you should talk to those former athletes again when they are thirty five or forty. It would be interesting to do a study and see how their lives turned out compared to their non athlete fellow students. It seems ridiculous that huge amounts of money is being made by others based on the performance and sacrifices of these young people. You can’t believe that an 17 yo recruit understands the full picture. The coach that recruits and supervises his career certainly does.
you’re talkin to one of those former athletes...care to ask me any questions so you can begin your study?