Well nothing in this world is guaranteed. Anecdotal still, but both of my sisters turned down the gymnastics scholarships. They trained 36 hours a week from ag

Well nothing in this world is guaranteed. Anecdotal still, but both of my sisters turned down the gymnastics scholarships. They trained 36 hours a week from age 6-18 and then quit completely. One is now a nurse and the other is in vet school. Seems wasting their childhood on something they loved wasn't terribly detrimental after all. I think that there are "intangible" benefits to athletics (not just team sports) that you're missing here.