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Originally Posted by Jol44
It does appear now that being a celebrity of some sorts trumps winning an Olympic medal.
We have the situation now where GB athletes still at the peak of their game are calling it a day after years of investment in them.
Of course it's up to the individual, but it is perhaps a little sad that sports men and women are being pulled away earlier and earlier from their area of genuine talent. The modern cult of celebrity is to blame.
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Would be interested in names you are thinking of. I can't really think of anyone who's doing that. The people who have retired like Becky Adlington, Vicky Pendleton & Beth Tweddle have just reached the end of their natural sporting life.
And if they are using their status to earn a bit of cash then why not - they have earned it as far as I'm concerned.