[StaticRedux]

Then you've never been an athlete at a high level. I don't mean that negatively, but I can assure you that even people who love every second of what they do, like many professional and even college athletes, can suffer burnout. Exhaustion and stress can cause burnout in anybody.

[amelius]

That kind of burnout could also be caused by the element of competition.

[influx]

Michael Phelps seemed that way on his last olympics. He wasn’t really enjoying it even though he was setting historic records.