[PapstJL4U]

Financially RoI? probably, but there is more to life and sport allows you to do this.

[vishnugupta]

Absolutely but you can enjoy playing a sport without making it your primary way to make a living is the point being made.

[Boldened15]

I would imagine people operating at an Olympic level are training and breathing the sport so much it's hard to have a normal career on top that isn't also related to the sport.