There are many dreams to chase in early adulthood other than playing professional sports. My opinion is based on directly observing the tragic results of young men who chased a pipe dream during a crucial period when they had an opportunity to pursue something more realistic. One of them had basketball skills that were comparable to mine. After he spent many years pursuing a pipe dream that never came true, it was too late to break into something else, and he spent his life bouncing between various dead-end jobs. I spent those years pursuing other dreams, which did come true, and I wouldn't trade them for a hall-of-fame sports career.
