Maybe not impulsive, but probably financially irrational. They invested thousands of hours of hard work into a career with very, very low expected returns. For

Maybe not impulsive, but probably financially irrational. They invested thousands of hours of hard work into a career with very, very low expected returns. For every 22 year old millionaire, there are hundreds or thousands of very-nearly-as-good or better-but-injured people who went all-in but didn't make a living in sports after all. People are crazy. But it's fun to watch them get so good at stuff.