You get to be anonymous in public. If you go pro in a popular sport and do well, people will recognize you everywhere you go. A lot of pro athletes grow bitter from having to wall themselves off. Bitter or angry, or prideful. We're just not built to be famous, it breaks us.
Peace at the end of your career without the general public being in your business will matter a lot to you later in life.
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Reply to [LPT Request] How to accept ending an athletic career after college? by matt2085
You get to be anonymous in public. If you go pro in a popular sport and do well, people will recognize you everywhere you go. A lot of pro athletes grow bitter from having to wall themselves off. Bitter or angry, or prideful. We're just not built to be famous, it breaks us.
Peace at the end of your career without the general public being in your business will matter a lot to you later in life.