The professional sport is not hobby and even not work. It is the lifestyle which demands the greatest number of moral and physical resources. Despite all difficulties, loadings and restrictions, professional athletes have many advantages.
Instruction
1. The professional sport is not physical education and fitness any more, that is it has no relation to improvement of the organism. Moreover, the organism works very hard, and injuries and overloads become the habitual phenomenon. For this reason the career of professional athletes lasts long not really. They begin the way in the early childhood and in 30-35 years can safely complete activity as the age is farther and consequences of injuries already begin to work against them. However in all this there is the undoubted advantage. After the termination of professional career the athlete actually is still very young, it has big prospects and a lot of time to achieve new heights in any other field. Besides, the good physical shape and profound knowledge about trainings, food, anatomy and opportunities of the body become pledge of the fact that as a result this person for many years will remain tightened and vigorous.
2. The talented athlete always has the chance to achieve recognition at world level. At all times representatives of this profession stood special high in esteem and recognition. If celebrities from the film world or show business can be exposed to criticism even at undoubted progress, then sport stars - the special class. It is elite whose achievements are measured in concrete sizes (points, goals, cups, medals) and are the pride subject for all nation.
3. High sporting achievements are always connected with the big fees. Certainly, the ordinary athlete can hardly count on fabulous income. However those who reach the international level, can make to themselves the solid fortune. In some sports the fees, without exaggeration, transcendental. The striking example - soccer in which even final achievements of players don't play the key role. Moreover, in the next years hardly the sums paid to football players will become less as the salaries of athletes depend on staginess and popularity of concrete sport. Certainly, pay to representatives not of the most popular directions various awards including state.
4. The professional athlete has the number of the indisputable advantages connected with personal qualities which are formed during his career. Will power, persistence, ability it is beautiful to win and to lose adequately, steady following to the purposes is only the few traits of character and skills which very much help with further life.