DC>> What looked like long term can be cut very short.

 SC>> Yep, they think they are invincilbe and don't even consider that
 SC>> they can get an injury that could take them out of the sport for
 SC>> life in their first year.

 DC> One of my nephews took a couple of years "off" after college to
 DC> get a real job!  He wanted to play in the NHL and had a chance
 DC> to give it a go.

 DC> As it is, he was a very good player.  But, taking that time off
 DC> and also getting married took the edge off.  The good thing, though,
 DC> is that he did give it a try and decided he didn't want it that
 DC> bad any more.

I think that he went about things the right way. He gave himself a chance to
experience it all and made a choice from there. Being in pro sports always
looks good to the jocks, I think more from the money angle and they don't
realize all the work that goes into it and your life isn't your own anymore.

Sharon

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