There was a survey or study of some sort related to this very question. My search foo fails me at the moment, but the question was directed to elite athletes: "

There was a survey or study of some sort related to this very question. My search foo fails me at the moment, but the question was directed to elite athletes: "Olympic medal and take ten (or maybe five) years off your life?". IIRC, close to half said, "where do I sign?". Damned if I can find a link, though. It was all over every athletic-oriented magazine ten years ago. EDIT: there's even a Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldman%27s_dilemma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldman%27s_dilemma