Great post on Futurism on how to be more successful (i.e rich) than a sports athlete or even a movie star. Simple answer: become a software engineer! If you factor in how short a sports career is and what is the average salary for an average player (which most are!) you get that for a 40-year career an engineer will make more! Add to that how easier it is to become an engineer compared to be drafted in any sport major leagues and you have a recipe for success!

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