Life changes in an instant.
In professional sports, this statement cannot be any truer. Careers can take off or fade away in a matter of moments. They blossom and die sometimes instantaneously.
Think of Jeremy Lin. “Linsanity” in 2012 made the Harvard graduate go from sleeping on couches to four different teams and large paydays from each, including most recently a three-year, $36 million deal with the Brooklyn Nets.
Then think of Brandon Roy. An all-star for the Portland Trail Blazers, his career was cut short by injuries, ultimately forcing him to retire early in 2011 and then for good in 2013 after a degenerative knee condition started to take a toll.