don't let this game rule your world.
Words by which to live!
Had that discussion with a guy Monday. He's 24 years old, dropped out of college 3 years ago to, in his own words, "focus on his bodybuilding career."
He works part-time at a grocery store and lives with his grandmother.
He spends what little money he makes on drugs and supplements.
Best part, he is about 5'9" and 200 pounds and fat.
The conversation started when he asked me how come I was not competing anymore. There was a time when I was competing at the national level and holding my own but I hung it up to finish my PhD and become a professor.
I tried to explain to him that I made a choice to build a life and a future as opposed to wasting my opportunities playing "bodybuilder."
I could tell from the look on his face, he just didn't get it.
Sad, in about 10 years, when it dawns on him, he is going to be pretty damn depressed and will almost assuredly blame everyone but himself for his situation.
Some lessons have to be lived before they are learned.