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Of course it’s surprising. How many other elite athletes can you name that retired at (or more likely, before) their physical and competitive peak? It doesn’t
by carnitine 5y ago
Of course it’s surprising. How many other elite athletes can you name that retired at (or more likely, before) their physical and competitive peak?
It doesn’t appear irrational either, but it’s certainly far from the norm.
- tibbydudeza 5y agoF1 driver Nico Rosberg. He beat his teammate Lewis Hamilton (7 times F1 WDC) to the 2016 title. It took a phenomenal effort on his part to achieve it in terms of training, focus, and mental toughness at the cost of his family life to do it - he announced his retirement 5 days after winning the title. Lewis is still competing and so is Alonso and Vettel who have won multiple titles.