Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Because it discriminates against the underprivileged, it discriminates against the poor. If we want sports to go back to the wealthy, let's make it amateur again.
I always separated sports and my personal life.
To this day, most people think of me as the fastest human. They don't really think me as a long jumper, although that's the event I had more success in.
There is no correlation between a childhood success and a professional athlete.