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> There is a reason a lot (most?) NFL players go bankrupt shortly after their career of being paid far more than will reflect their contribution to the future o
by kevincrane 12y ago
> There is a reason a lot (most?) NFL players go bankrupt shortly after their career of being paid far more than will reflect their contribution to the future of mankind.
Is the reason because a very large number of them grew up in poverty or with rough family lives and therefore never had the chance to be trained into proper financial management as you were? Because that's a reason for a pretty solid proportion of athletes in the NFL at least.
- tuelz 12y ago>Is the reason because a very large number of them grew up in poverty or with rough family lives and therefore never had the chance to be trained into proper financial management as you were? Because that's a reason for a pretty solid proportion of athletes in the NFL at least. I would be curious to see the numbers, as I suspect that's not anywhere near the majority, because money buys training and the convenience of focusing on sports instead of income while you're younger. Either way being poor and having no resources to educate yourself becomes a moot point once you become one of the richest people in the world. The reason some professional athletes are stuck in an irresponsible mindset is precisely because they are celebrated for being irresponsible.