#longevity

If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes longevity. The risk is to shorten a career that could have lasted 10 years because the athlete is burnt out. ↗

— Alberto Juantorena

#athletes #because #burnt #calendar #career

One could look over the past century and ask oneself, has the increased longevity been good, bad or indifferent? ↗

— Leon Kass

#bad #been #century #could #good