Stephen ScogginsFounder - CEO, Lion - Lamb Solutions · Founder CEO Unstoppable Solutions

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12 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker argues that many professional athletes—particularly football and basketball players—mistake their sport for their personal identity, conflating "I am a football player" with "I am a person." He emphasizes that, from a faith perspective, God has multiple plans for individuals beyond their athletic careers, urging athletes to discover a broader purpose. The speaker cites a striking statistic: although 100 % of athletes employ financial advisors, about 80 % go broke within three to five years after retirement. He attributes this financial failure largely to a lack of self‑knowledge and purpose once the spotlight fades, highlighting the need for athletes to separate their sport from their identity to avoid post‑career hardship.

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Football players think that football is who they are as opposed to what they do. Basketball players think playing basketball is who they are versus that is what you do. Many have a very, very hard time separating the two, understanding the difference. And so their identity gets wrapped up in, "I play basketball." But God said he has plans for your life, plural. He called you to be more than an athlete, more than a basketball player. You can do— matter of fact, he has more in you to do than just play basketball. You got a whole life waiting for you after your career is over. Many of them never tap into their purpose or who they really are. So that's why, although 100% of athletes have financial advisors, 80% go broke 3 to 5 years after their playing career is over. One of the reasons for that is because they don't know what to do and who they are once the lights turn off.