Many athletes also wreck their bodies and play with potential disability or death, while not gaining knowledge and experience for any other career, aside from coaching. And they have to retire at thirty-something at best. So having athletes presumes some kinda compensation for the rest of their lives and support for their family.

It’s enough to see Muhammad Ali try to speak in interviews late in his career after he’s been banged on the head too many times, to grok the tradeoff.