Professionalism in an amateur context is a broken model

The level of attention that a top-flight footballer pays to mundane things such as practise, hydration, rest and nutrition is extremely important if you are to maintain any success in the game.

“But it is also incredibly frustrating because it accounts for a lot of time that could be spent stimulating the mind. After a while, the things that made me a great footballer hampered my life progress and I came to resent every one of them. This, in turn, led me down a very dark path.”

— The Secret Footballer.