Once an Athlete, Always an Athlete
The title resembles a thought, that some of the defense services of different countries like to believe-in. The most popular one is Once a Marine, Always a Marine, by the US Marine Corps with the motto Semper Fidelis or Semper Fi meaning, always faithful or always loyal. Athletes are loyal too, aren't they? They dedicate their lives for that one thing they have believed - in, with enormous support from their families, friends, followers/fans & also the governing bodies of that country as well as respective national sports federations (NSF) to some extent. I came across this, loyal/faithful thought from a series on Amazon Prime named NCIS . One of the characters is Leroy Jethro Gibbs - who is a marine, and keeps reminding everyone around him what it means to be a marine, and there is no such thing as an ex-marine/former-marine . Well, the same concept applies to the athletes. Doesn't it? Once an Athlete, Always an Athlete, and there is no such thing as an ex-athlete/