I don’t know the figures but Ato made good money himself. He has been a pro for many years and from the looks of his life (i.e. aviation hobbies, porsche cars) he’s pretty set. I think he still works (for fun) as a commentator. I know NFL commentators who were once athletes can make around 2-300k a year.
But yea, the money aspect is a whole different ball game. It’s great to make millions over a decade, and because of that, people think you are set, but many times it’s not true because many of these guys have many kids with different women (and the women sue for child support), big homes with big taxes and maintenance, along with spending money on depreciating assets like 400k cars for example… So many of these guys wind up broke in the end; or close to it.
This is one thing I like about HSI, they seem to be real good with managing money. I wish they offered wealth management classes, and I know right where they are in IRVINE Ca, my old stomping ground.