Life as the world’s 150th-ranked tennis player

[Euler]

Nice article in the FT on how hard it is to be a lower ranked player.

https://www.ft.com/content/4a7bf11a-8d5 ... 0wcJC41vlg

[ShaunWhite]

Are they being forced to do it? My heart bleeds. They should try working on the bins or in a care home and see how hard that is.

But isn't this just another case of gambling..... Spending money and making an effort hoping to get paid way more than that amount of effort should. Ie trying to become a multimillionaire for playing a ball game?

[JuiceyJones]

PW + Shaun. I would like you to share some of your trading winnings with me as i am not as good a trader as either of you. I feel this is only fair. Will PM details.

[ShaunWhite]

PW + Shaun. I would like you to share some of your trading winnings with me...

Personally I've never won a penny trading, in the same way your plumber hasn't 'won' any money plumbing. Punters win money, traders earn it.

[LeTiss]

Lol Shaun is sounding like a right grumps today

[ShaunWhite]

Lol Shaun is sounding like a right grumps today

The opposite actually. Life is sweet sat in the sun making money.

I've just always been anti the word 'winning'. It's one reason the general public doesn't respect our game.

[ruthlessimon]

It’s really easy to underestimate just how good players ranked 100–300 in the world are. I remember going to Wimbledon in 2013 on a trip (played for my school at the time). Spent the whole day on the outer courts. Seeing these ‘bad’ players up close, I realised: yeah… pro tennis ain’t for me. They are just a different class of good

[LeTiss]

If you are the 150th best footballer in the world.....you are a multi-millionaire.

Individual sports are a tough place to make a living