I have read and heard, about how hard it is to remain at the top of rock music stardom. I think that world class athletes have a similarly tough challenge, to keep going.It I is nothing new. One new top performer was advised by Quincy Joes, they had about four years, or so.
Leon Russell, who rose rapidly to stardom , wrote a song about it "Tight Rope" (He had been in the business as a top notch studio session musician for years, But when he hit the top. But he didn't last long at that level.)
The Beatles broke up. The Eagles broke up.
So compared to their peers, Serena Williams, Tiger Woods and Tom Brady have far exceeded expectaions.
Bjorn Borg's retirement at age 26 is noteworthy.
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