I found this article about a young swimmer really interesting: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jun/02/theres-a-lot-of-bullying-the-shocki

I found this article about a young swimmer really interesting: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jun/02/theres-a-lot-of-bullying-the-shocking-life-of-a-teenage-elite-swimmer https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jun/02... I know a family with a pre-teen son investing a huge amount of time in another individual sport. 4-5 hours every weeknight, putting pressure on schooling and on the family by limiting schedules and recreation. They all give a certain look when they talk about it, knowing that there is a cost to creating (potentially) an elite athlete. At least the kid himself doesn't look glass-eyed and lonely, but I do wonder how that life would compare in hindsight to regular family, time for socialising, regular holidays, etc. This is not really sport with NBA money at the end.