There is are two former world figure skating champions living in our town. Both won their titles long ago. Both did well at first. One went on to train other national, world, and Olympic skaters. He was at the top of the figure skating coaching scene for awhile. The other was given the best pair skaters to train.
Both of these figure skating legends then began drinking. Both eventually had failed marriages. (One had three failed marriages.)
Once, one of these champions told me that winning worlds didn't seem like much of an accomplishment, when, now, he could not afford a phone or a decent car. He was scrambling to teach enough adult figure skaters just to pay the rent. Winning worlds didn't give him a ticket to a successful life.
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