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Superstars retire, no longer capable of holding on to the unearthly skills that made them stand out from the pack. While important factors that made them into the venerable steadfast champions of recent, will not be enough to continually compete in a field where the advantage tilts towards the younger, stronger and hungrier.
A void is left, as audiences demand an ever-increasing amount of talent and charisma to take the place of their old heroes. It is a conundrum that is quite common in the sporting world, from the NBA’s final goodbye to a creaky and injured Michael Jordan while blatantly wishing that Kobe Bryant will fit snugly into number 23’s old shoes, to professional boxing’s ritual practice of serving up timeworn pugilists as tests to developing fighters. [details]
A void is left, as audiences demand an ever-increasing amount of talent and charisma to take the place of their old heroes. It is a conundrum that is quite common in the sporting world, from the NBA’s final goodbye to a creaky and injured Michael Jordan while blatantly wishing that Kobe Bryant will fit snugly into number 23’s old shoes, to professional boxing’s ritual practice of serving up timeworn pugilists as tests to developing fighters. [details]