US EditionThey Are over 40 Years Old, Were Retired and Returned to Professional Sports: Is It Really Possible or Are They Exceptions?
Athletes like Jamie Moyer and Lindsey Vonn extend careers with medical clearance, driven by personal goals and mental preparation, defying typical age limits in professional sports.
- Medical teams gave clearance to veteran athletes including Lindsey Vonn, Philip Rivers, and Jamie Moyer to return and compete past age 40.
- After surgeries and tailored rehab programs, athletes like Jamie Moyer use rehabilitation methods such as underwater treadmill and reduced innings to avoid early retirement and play until their children watch them.
- Historical outliers show extreme longevity: Satchel Paige threw 3 scoreless innings at 59 and Jamie Moyer made starts at 49, while 1980s-era Major League pitchers often threw 200 innings into their 40s.
- Fans and younger athletes show strong encouragement, while teams reassess older players' roster value as Philip Rivers hopes to inspire youth and Jamie Moyer's rare productivity remains notable.
- Experts point to mental skills coaching by Harvey Dorfman and genetic factors as key to some athletes' longevity, but modern-era athletes and game trends favor younger, less durable players.
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Tienen más de 40 años, estaban retirados y volvieron al deporte profesional: ¿es realmente posible o son excepciones?
Por Hannah Keyser, CNN Jamie Moyer está de regreso en su ciudad natal de Souderton, Pensilvania, para la fiesta del cumpleaños número 95 de su padre. Dice que fue un éxito rotundo, repleta de personas que han acompañado a Jim Moyer durante casi un siglo en este suburbio de Filadelfia. Así que, quizás, el secreto de la longevidad de su hijo —y de otros deportistas profesionales con una resistencia igualmente increíble— sea simplemente una genétic…
By Hannah Keyser, CNN Jamie Moyer is back in his hometown of Souderton, Pennsylvania, for his father’s 95th birthday party. He says it was a resounding success, full of people who have accompanied Jim Moyer for nearly a century in this Philadelphia suburb. So, perhaps, the secret of his son’s longevity — and other professional athletes with an equally incredible endurance — is simply exceptional genetics. Lately, sports fans have been excited ab…
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