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> The true unfortunates, though, were the ones who were talented enough to rationally hope to advance. These were people who grew up as the best tennis players
by gnicholas 2y ago
> The true unfortunates, though, were the ones who were talented enough to rationally hope to advance. These were people who grew up as the best tennis players in their country, but were stuck between 300 and 600 in the world, not quite contending for the Challenger Tour nor the qualifiers at grand slams, but winning just often enough to keep their tennis dream faintly alive.
Seems like a familiar pattern.
- renewiltord 2y agoJust like startups innit? Fail quick or win big. But the worst is muddling along. You might be a figma you might be nobody. Nothing to do but keep going. M
- deely3 2y agoI'm not sure that I agree with this metaphor. Slow win can still become a working good business even without becoming a unicorn.
- ilaksh 2y agoI don't think people are putting this in proper perspective. Top 2000 in the whole world? There are millions of smart and athletic tennis players. The guy in this article is not really even low ranking. There are millions of people who play tennis multiple times a week and wish they could rank that high. He is actually already in an elite group. It seems like it's really only a fraction of the top 1% that can make this into a viable healthy career. Anyone who is even surviving as a pro tennis player without another source of income has elite skills.