| The prospect of earning fabulous money and great | | | | during his career in Professional Football. He was also |
| fame is heady stuff indeed, but is it worth sacrificing | | | | the recipient of many injuries, some of which were |
| ones' health and well being? After watching the brutal | | | | very serious, including at least seven concussions. In |
| beating Brett Favre took on Sunday from various | | | | 1999, during a Monday Night Football Game, Young |
| New Orleans' Saints players, one has to wonder if | | | | was violently attacked by an opponent causing an |
| the money, fame and personal satisfaction that come | | | | injury which took him out of the game. He suffered |
| with being a star athlete are worth it. | | | | Post-concussion Syndrome which effectively ended |
| At age forty and with many records and | | | | the season for him and likely was a career ending |
| achievements to his credit, including a Super Bowl | | | | injury. |
| win, it seems reasonable that Favre would be able to | | | | Hockey, Baseball and wrestling all have risk factors |
| exit the game that was responsible for his success | | | | associated with them as do does most any sport to |
| and good fortune and feel pretty good about it. His | | | | one degree or another. It is commonly understood |
| success, after all, did not come without considerable | | | | that boxing can be considered a dangerous sport to |
| cost. The injuries he sustained while participating in his | | | | participate in. The American Association of |
| sport can be counted by the dozens. The likelihood | | | | Neurological Surgeons say that ninety percent of |
| that his health and future well being have been | | | | boxers sustain brain injuries to some degree. NINETY |
| compromised by the toll his body has taken seems | | | | PERCENT! |
| pretty obvious. | | | | One has to wonder, what does it matter if you rise |
| Then there is the case of Steve Young. Certainly he | | | | to the pinnacle of fame and earn great monetary |
| attained great fame and acquired impressive wealth | | | | reward if you are not able to enjoy it? |