Think about the hours of practice and conditioning that it takes to do that. They don't get sponsors the day they decide to do it. They have to be financed until they're good enough to snag some sponsors. I had to work for a living. I didn't have Daddy's money to live on while I practiced.

“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell

It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.