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title: "Why Athletes Need to Prepare for Life After Sport"
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# Why Athletes Need to Prepare for Life After Sport

Life after sport: Why Athletes need to prepare — Career transition is something that will happen to every athlete – no-one’s sporting career can go on forever – and nearly all of you will need to find another job after you ‘retire’.
While elite athletes have unique backgrounds and experiences – with vastly different educational and vocational journeys to — https://www.olympics.com/athlete365/articles/a365-topic-career-plus/life-after-sport-why-athletes-need-to-prepare