>That's why almost every professional athlete starts as a child. Professional athletes are highly competitive. People don't hire basketball players to throw ba

>That's why almost every professional athlete starts as a child. Professional athletes are highly competitive. People don't hire basketball players to throw balls into hoops; they hire them to beat other basketball players. Unless you are one of the best humans at basketball, you are worthless as a basketball player. In almost any profession, you do not need to be the best to have value.