Turns out that I appear to be wrong about women. They apparently peak athletically at the same ages men do. Probably something I remember from the internet.

I am not arguing that a person who could win a medal at age forty quits a sport because college ends. I am stating that people have to grow up and earn a living, and if earning that living does not involve their sport, the sport will usually fall by the wayside. Earning a living naturally follows leaving college. Families often happen then too. If you think this is not true, then contact your teammates from college, and poll them.

You may not believe this, but once you enter the farm system for a professional team, you get acquire a whole new level of coaching and life management. You then need to meet the requirements of your contract, if you want to eat.

Have you  seen a college team standing beside an NFL team? The pros are just bigger. I would have voted for Penny too, but stand her beside Venus Williams to get my point.