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Anyone else glad they didn't become professional athletes?
When thinking about it being a pro athlete sounds great on paper but is it really all that? Playing sports was fun when you were a child but as an adult? Maybe once or twice a month is more than enough but pros play everyday pretty much for 10+ months a year. That sounds like torture and for most sport it is since you get injuries and joint problems very fast. Making millions was just not worth it for me since I'd be a cripple at the end of my career. Anyone?
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Originally Posted By ManOfBMW⏩
The average MLB career is 5.6 years. In the NFL it's 3.3 years. Nobody's doing this full time until normal retirement age.
When thinking about it being a pro athlete sounds great on paper but is it really all that? Playing sports was fun when you were a child but as an adult? Maybe once or twice a month is more than enough but pros play everyday pretty much for 10+ months a year. That sounds like torture and for most sport it is since you get injuries and joint problems very fast. Making millions was just not worth it for me since I'd be a cripple at the end of my career. Anyone?
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05-21-2026, 04:45 AM
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I could've gone pro if it wasn't for my knee.
I can still throw a football over dem mountains.
I can still throw a football over dem mountains.
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The thought of playing basketball for 35 mins couple times a week for my job sounded appealing when I was 17 years old and full of energy. At 31, that sounds like hell and im at top 1% physical shape for my age
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Originally Posted By dropped40lbs⏩
because your likely in terrible cardiovascular shape..
The thought of playing basketball for 35 mins couple times a week for my job sounded appealing when I was 17 years old and full of energy. At 31, that sounds like hell and im at top 1% physical shape for my age
i'm sure if you were making millions to stay in shape, you would be and playing sports into your later years wouldn't be a problem
but as you said you spent majority of your life being morbidly obese.
so you can't really compare yourself to people who been athletes all their lives, especially as an officecel
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05-21-2026, 05:20 AM
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Wtf even is this thread. Playing sports was the most fun of my entire life. Competing at a high level is the biggest high ever
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Originally Posted By p7nk⏩
No Ive been athletic lean most of my life. My fat fuk era only lasted a couple years. I don’t make ball dribbler money but make good money now. Athletes are blowing out Achilles and hamstrings everyday these days. And it’s not easy having to perform in front of millions of eyeballs day in day out. Being yelled at some fgt coach everyday. Cant even date and go out in public normally. A lot of these athletes are just sleeping around with prositutes that other men would have access to if they had money as well. Getting with a groupie or random instahoe could be career ending. Then u got family relationship issues with ppl wanting ur money.
because your likely in terrible cardiovascular shape..
i'm sure if you were making millions to stay in shape, you would be and playing sports into your later years wouldn't be a problem
but as you said you spent majority of your life being morbidly obese.
so you can't really compare yourself to people who been athletes all their lives, especially as an officecel
i'm sure if you were making millions to stay in shape, you would be and playing sports into your later years wouldn't be a problem
but as you said you spent majority of your life being morbidly obese.
so you can't really compare yourself to people who been athletes all their lives, especially as an officecel
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Yeah, doing something normal people do for fun while getting paid millions of dollars for a few years before spending the rest of my days slamming sloots and traveling the world seems fucking awful.
I really dodged a bullet by being pretty good but not quite that good at most sports.
I really dodged a bullet by being pretty good but not quite that good at most sports.
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05-21-2026, 10:45 AM
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My neighbor played pro football and is now an analyst.
His athleticism is insane and he said he was a complete pyschopath during the season with respect to preparation.
And he was an average player at best.
Most "normies" have no clue what it takes to play pro sports, half of this forum cannot even be bothered to make their bed and get a job.
His athleticism is insane and he said he was a complete pyschopath during the season with respect to preparation.
And he was an average player at best.
Most "normies" have no clue what it takes to play pro sports, half of this forum cannot even be bothered to make their bed and get a job.
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Originally Posted By AverageKenneth⏩
Retarded levels of cope itt. Brb getting paid millions for playing games. The horror
Yeah, doing something normal people do for fun while getting paid millions of dollars for a few years before spending the rest of my days slamming sloots and traveling the world seems fucking awful.
I really dodged a bullet by being pretty good but not quite that good at most sports.
I really dodged a bullet by being pretty good but not quite that good at most sports.
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05-21-2026, 11:27 AM
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Wanted it badly as a youth/teen. Got 2nd in the country middle distance (youth) and even lucky enough to get a us olympic coach that had moved here to marry a swedish lady. And he became like a second dad tbh.
Speed was horrible, but really wanted to get better at the 400 m, so trained mostly sprinting a few months and lowered myself from 54 to sub 49 (relay) - never felt so right and just like flying. Then got injured and doctors said 50/50 i’d get worse if operate.
No chance of making money in track tho unless you're usain bolt, but it wasn’t about that.
Speed was horrible, but really wanted to get better at the 400 m, so trained mostly sprinting a few months and lowered myself from 54 to sub 49 (relay) - never felt so right and just like flying. Then got injured and doctors said 50/50 i’d get worse if operate.
No chance of making money in track tho unless you're usain bolt, but it wasn’t about that.
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i know a few pro athletes, one now retired cried to me one time about how he missed his daughters entire childhood since they were on the road 10 months of the year. Can't go out to eat without people coming up to talk to him or wanting a photo, so really can never leave the house in gym shorts and a Tshirt or will be getting judged for 'looking like crap'. He now spends every moment with his grand children getting what he missed 30 years ago.
I dont think he would do anything different, but its a much harder life than people imagine in the sense you dont live a normal life, aside from the physical toll it puts on the body as OP noted.
I dont think he would do anything different, but its a much harder life than people imagine in the sense you dont live a normal life, aside from the physical toll it puts on the body as OP noted.
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05-21-2026, 11:39 AM
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Constantly getting meet tood by bitches that consentually fucked you that are trying to come up quick. no thanks
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yeah brah, i'm glad i didn't do this. Making millions of dollars and having sex with any woman I want at the drop of a dime sounds pretty shitty. I'm much happier working my 9-5.
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Originally Posted By BigLeagueBrah⏩
From google AI :
dn't do this. Making millions of dollars and having sex with any woman I want at the drop of a dime sounds pretty shitty. I'm much happier working my 9-5.
The average NHL career is roughly 4.5 to 5 years. However, league longevity is heavily skewed: about 75% of NHL players have brief careers lasting 2 years or less, while the remaining 25% of top-tier players enjoy extended careers averaging around 12
The average MLB career lasts about 2.7 to 5.6 years, depending on whether the average or median is used. Because long careers by superstars skew the numbers upward, the median career is much shorter
The average NBA player's career lasts approximately 4.5 to 4.8 years. [1] While the careers of superstars can last well over a decade, this average is kept relatively low due to the high turnover of fringe roster spots, injuries, and the extreme physical demands of the sport
The average NFL player's career spans roughly 3.3 years. This brief timeframe is heavily influenced by the league's physical demands, high injury rates, and fierce competition
Most pro athletes, the vast majority, only play for a few years. The initial years salary isn't typically great, dont look for the break out stars. Most make a few hundred grand a year for 3-5 years and then their out. Its not enough to last a life time, and then they have to work some normal job that they aren't setup for. Lot of them are in denial about being a middle of the pack player and dont realize they'll only last a few years and blow their money quick.
As mike tyson said, once the money goes, the hoes go. So they aren't haven't sex with all the beautiful women you think, they probably did best in their college sexlives, but once their a ha
sbeen, its over for them.
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Working a regular job sucks. I would have prefered pro athlete or military
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Originally Posted By QuickShotSteve⏩
this entire thread, including the OP, is some of the worst cope i've ever seen
From google AI :
The average NHL career is roughly 4.5 to 5 years. However, league longevity is heavily skewed: about 75% of NHL players have brief careers lasting 2 years or less, while the remaining 25% of top-tier players enjoy extended careers averaging around 12
The average MLB career lasts about 2.7 to 5.6 years, depending on whether the average or median is used. Because long careers by superstars skew the numbers upward, the median career is much shorter
The average NBA player's career lasts approximately 4.5 to 4.8 years. [1] While the careers of superstars can last well over a decade, this average is kept relatively low due to the high turnover of fringe roster spots, injuries, and the extreme physical demands of the sport
The average NFL player's career spans roughly 3.3 years. This brief timeframe is heavily influenced by the league's physical demands, high injury rates, and fierce competition
Most pro athletes, the vast majority, only play for a few years. The initial years salary isn't typically great, dont look for the break out stars. Most make a few hundred grand a year for 3-5 years and then their out. Its not enough to last a life time, and then they have to work some normal job that they aren't setup for. Lot of them are in denial about being a middle of the pack player and dont realize they'll only last a few years and blow their money quick.
As mike tyson said, once the money goes, the hoes go. So they aren't haven't sex with all the beautiful women you think, they probably did best in their college sexlives, but once their a ha
sbeen, its over for them.
The average NHL career is roughly 4.5 to 5 years. However, league longevity is heavily skewed: about 75% of NHL players have brief careers lasting 2 years or less, while the remaining 25% of top-tier players enjoy extended careers averaging around 12
The average MLB career lasts about 2.7 to 5.6 years, depending on whether the average or median is used. Because long careers by superstars skew the numbers upward, the median career is much shorter
The average NBA player's career lasts approximately 4.5 to 4.8 years. [1] While the careers of superstars can last well over a decade, this average is kept relatively low due to the high turnover of fringe roster spots, injuries, and the extreme physical demands of the sport
The average NFL player's career spans roughly 3.3 years. This brief timeframe is heavily influenced by the league's physical demands, high injury rates, and fierce competition
Most pro athletes, the vast majority, only play for a few years. The initial years salary isn't typically great, dont look for the break out stars. Most make a few hundred grand a year for 3-5 years and then their out. Its not enough to last a life time, and then they have to work some normal job that they aren't setup for. Lot of them are in denial about being a middle of the pack player and dont realize they'll only last a few years and blow their money quick.
As mike tyson said, once the money goes, the hoes go. So they aren't haven't sex with all the beautiful women you think, they probably did best in their college sexlives, but once their a ha
sbeen, its over for them.
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Originally Posted By BigLeagueBrah⏩
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yeah brah, i'm glad i didn't do this. Making millions of dollars and having sex with any woman I want at the drop of a dime sounds pretty shitty. I'm much happier working my 9-5.
also , never had the makings of a varsity athlete
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Originally Posted By BigLeagueBrah⏩
Its called reality. I'm sure you dont see much of it from your mothers basement.
this entire thread, including the OP, is some of the worst cope i've ever seen
Tell me about how many women Desmond "Big Dez" Watson plowed and all the money he made...
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I was drafted by all 3 major sports organizations (MLB, NFL, NBA) straight out of high school with huge signing bonus offers but I chose to decline all of them after realizing professional athlete wasn't for me so I could sit at home and be a professional miscer.
Pretty happy with my choice
Pretty happy with my choice
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Originally Posted By Dontoewsmebro⏩
aware lol
I could've gone pro if it wasn't for my knee.
I can still throw a football over dem mountains.
I can still throw a football over dem mountains.
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Op never had the makings of a varsity athlete
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that's what it is i'd do anything to be an athlete making millions
if i end up with cte and a couple busted knees don't care
office job is not healthy either it ruins u slower
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Originally Posted By QuickShotSteve⏩
now do the thousands of other athletes with top tier genetics that get paid hundreds of thousands at the bare minimum to play sports for a few hours a day.
Its called reality. I'm sure you dont see much of it from your mothers basement.
Tell me about how many women Desmond "Big Dez" Watson plowed and all the money he made...
Tell me about how many women Desmond "Big Dez" Watson plowed and all the money he made...
you are a coping retard.
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Originally Posted By BigLeagueBrah⏩
Yes, what I said in my post, hundreds of thousands for 3-5 years. Its not that much big picture in life.. Delusions are deep for you. There are very few gifted athletes that have long careers, but those that do are dripping in money and women, sure. That is not the bulk of professional athletes. I dont know why you take that as such a slight. You must really worship men in spandex tackling each other.
do the thousands of other athletes with top tier genetics that get paid hundreds of thousands at the bare minimum to play sports for a few hours a day.
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Originally Posted By John
How's he and the wife doing?
Carsalesmanbrah could have easily been an NFL running back if he wanted to, but he just didnt
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