You know Nikolay Davydenko? The underachieving, slight Russian? Yes, him. He was talking about how he might enter politics after tennis just like his countryman, Marat Safin. He sees only about 1 or 2 years on tour left in himself, so he has to start making plans after tennis. This is just like what a lot of players encounter after playing a few years on tour. Not everyone is lucky like Federer, still at the top of the game into his 30s. Lots of players suffer a terrible injury or just lose their passion for the game and have nothing left for them to do outside of the game. This could be because they are not famous enough to be endorsed for things outside of tennis or that they had given up everything for tennis training and received no education as a child and can't find work. Not everyone has made enough money from tennis to support themselves and their family through retirement. It's a sad thing. Lots of players don't reach their potential and are left with almost nothing. They have to start over and get a degree to get a job and become a part of the community. I think it's good that Davydenko is using his public popularity to do something he likes, something in politics. At least he has a plan. That can't be said about everyone. So I hope everyone takes this as a good example of planning and make plans about what could happen if their dreams don't happen and they need a back up.
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