DC>> What looked like long term can be cut very short.   
      
    SC>> Yep, they think they are invincilbe and don't even consider that   
    SC>> they can get an injury that could take them out of the sport for   
    SC>> life in their first year.   
      
    DC> One of my nephews took a couple of years "off" after college to   
    DC> get a real job!  He wanted to play in the NHL and had a chance   
    DC> to give it a go.   
      
    DC> As it is, he was a very good player.  But, taking that time off   
    DC> and also getting married took the edge off.  The good thing, though,   
    DC> is that he did give it a try and decided he didn't want it that   
    DC> bad any more.   
      
   I think that he went about things the right way. He gave himself a chance to   
   experience it all and made a choice from there. Being in pro sports always   
   looks good to the jocks, I think more from the money angle and they don't   
   realize all the work that goes into it and your life isn't your own anymore.   
      
   Sharon   
      
   ---   
    * Origin: Shar's Wildlife (1:3613/1275.7)