In 2012, ESPN's "30 for 30" series released an episode called "Broke," a look at how millionaire athletes end up losing all their money.
Many of the stories we have heard before (lavish spending, child support, failed businesses). But it was different to hear those same stories as told by the athletes themselves.
Within the interviews, there was bitterness. There was blame. There was sadness. There was regret. But most of all, there were outrageous quotes about how it happened.
It was clear that the athletes had little concept of how much they were spending
And there was also the competition to have more than other athletes
Many athletes also don't realize that most businesses fail
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