Best part about being a professional athlete?

Well, I think all the stuff you talked about is intertwined together. Getting paid to do what you love goes back to the money. With money, you get the fame, the women, the power. It all goes hand-in-hand. In this day and age, role models are very few and far between. It's mostly an "All about me" mentality when it comes to most pro atheletes.

In my opinion, the ones that get the most gratification are those that come out of broken or poverty-stricken situations. Guys who go pro early (out of high school or after their first or second year in college) to support their families. Atheletes that give back to their community once they've "made it". At some point, you're not gonna be able to play the game anymore, but you'd be able to go back and see the hospitals, schools, ect. you had a direct hand in creating for your neighborhood and community. Things like that last for a lfietime, long after you've retired.

Jam it back in, in the dark.