‘I’ve learned a lot, and so many things that transfer to business’ – the female athletes planning for life after sport
By Alanna Cunnane
Copyright independent
Sport is one of the few career paths where you know you will have to pivot to something else around 15-20 years in — and maybe a lot sooner. The lifespan of an athlete’s career can be very short.
You might get injured; you might have to balance an entirely different career alongside your chosen sport for financial reasons . . . you might not even make it to where you want to go. And for women, the challenges are harder still; the climb to the top, or even close to the top, is steeper.
