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Perhaps the hardest thing for an athlete to hear is: "Your services are no longer needed," or some variation on that theme.
Every time a jock reaches the next rung on the ladder, the competition heightens, and the chances of making the team are slimmer. By the time he makes it to the majors, positions are few, and there's a lot more work involved just to maintain a spot on the team--especially as the aging process takes hold.
Partly because of proper training and diet, major league sports are witnessing more than just a touch of gray these days--Jerry Rice, 41, is still catching passes, and Roger Clemens, 41, and Randy Johnson, 40, are still throwing ...