{"id":11176,"date":"2019-09-09T15:31:58","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T15:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=11176"},"modified":"2025-06-06T05:54:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:54:38","slug":"why-andrew-luck-walked-away-from-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/why-andrew-luck-walked-away-from-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Andrew Luck Walked Away from Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/general-image-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/general-image-large.jpg 600w, 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/why-andrew-luck-walked-away-from-football\/#Are_you_Losing_the_Fun_in_Sports\" >Are you Losing the Fun in Sports?&nbsp;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/why-andrew-luck-walked-away-from-football\/#There_are_4_main_reasons_that_cause_young_athletes_to_quit_participating_in_youth_sports\" >There are 4 main reasons that cause young athletes to quit participating in youth sports.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/why-andrew-luck-walked-away-from-football\/#Unfortunately_Luck_experienced_a_lot_of_adversity_throughout_his_career_too\" >Unfortunately, Luck experienced a lot of adversity throughout his career, too.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/why-andrew-luck-walked-away-from-football\/#Keeping_Sports_Fun\" >Keeping Sports Fun:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/why-andrew-luck-walked-away-from-football\/#Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\" >Related Sports Psychology Articles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/why-andrew-luck-walked-away-from-football\/#The_Relaxed_Athlete\" >The Relaxed Athlete<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI QUIT!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a common thought many young athletes have when contemplating if they want to continue in competitive sports due to no longer having <strong>fun<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, according to a study conducted by the National Alliance of Youth Sports, approximately, 70 percent of young athletes quit their sport by the age of 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why do young athletes quit competing in sports at an early age?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"There_are_4_main_reasons_that_cause_young_athletes_to_quit_participating_in_youth_sports\"><\/span>There are 4 main reasons that cause young athletes to quit participating in youth sports.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Too much time<\/strong> \u2013 Young athletes often complain that competitive sports require too much of their time. Practices are long\u2026 Too many competitions\u2026 Too much traveling\u2026 Not enough free time\u2026 and little time for hanging out with friends. When you feel your sport has taken on a life of its own, it can make training sessions and practices feel like absolute drudgery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Too much pressure<\/strong> \u2013 The pressure to produce is overwhelming for many young athletes. Many of these athletes feel they need to please their coaches, parents and teammates. The fear of letting down others can cause young athletes to try to set unrealistically high expectations or feel they need to be perfect in all they do as an athlete. The weight some young athletes feel is often a load too heavy to bear.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Too many nagging injuries<\/strong> \u2013 Missing a lot of time due to injuries and watching your teammates improve and achieve can feel frustrating. Rehabbing from injury, experiencing the pain from being injured and having to recondition after injury can generate a host of negative emotions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Not enough<\/strong> <strong>fun<\/strong> \u2013 This, ultimately, is the main reason young athletes want to quit competing. When the fun is gone, athletes are left feeling \u201cburned out.\u201d Something you once enjoyed feels like such a chore that zaps motivation and any passion you once had for your sport.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent example of walking away from sport while in his prime is former NFL quarterback Andrew Luck\u2026 Luck was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the first overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luck shockingly retired at the young age of 29 years-old despite being one of the top quarterbacks in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luck achieved a lot in his seven year career including: four Pro Bowls and the 2018 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unfortunately_Luck_experienced_a_lot_of_adversity_throughout_his_career_too\"><\/span>Unfortunately, Luck experienced a lot of adversity throughout his career, too.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Luck had shoulder surgery that caused him to miss the entire 2017 season and, most recently, ankle and calf injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These injuries wore Luck down both physically and mentally and were the impetus for Luck\u2019s retirement from football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LUCK<\/strong>: <em>\u201cIt\u2019s been unrelenting. I felt stuck in it. The only way I see out is to no longer play football. It\u2019s taken my joy of this game away.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your sport is <strong>fun<\/strong>, you can endure a lot more adversity while staying motivated to improve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8216;I haven\u2019t been able to live the life I want to live,&#8217; <\/em>he said, referring to both the pain of his injuries and the degree of dedication required to recover from them. <em>&#8216;It\u2019s taken the joy out of this game.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had been the NFL\u2019s No. 1 overall pick, then its leader in passing touchdowns, then its comeback player of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Keeping_Sports_Fun\"><\/span>Keeping Sports Fun:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all, deciding it is time to move on from a sport is not failure. A time comes when every athlete makes the decision to move on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you still have a passion to compete, write out a list of what you like about your sport, why you started, and what&#8217;s fun about competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remind yourself to make having fun a goal. Let go of the expectations to be great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perfectionists both love and hate their sport at times. When they fail to live up to expectations, they become frustrated and lose the fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is your goal to have fun and the love of competition stronger than the adversity and pain your feel at times?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-979ef383-5bc7-43ee-b8f9-249663ca1a6c\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\"><\/span>Related Sports Psychology Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-05642731-8752-4dbf-9c18-5cc4d276e821\" class=\"wp-block-list has-normal-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/do-you-or-your-team-have-the-comeback-mindset\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/why-athletes-quit-sports-good-and-not-reasons\/\"><strong>Why Athletes Quit Sports: Good and Not Good Reasons<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/parents-athletes-quitting-sports\/\"><strong>Parents: When Athletes Want to Quit Sports<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/parents-helping-young-athlete-who-wants-to-quit\/\"><strong>Parents: Helping Young Athlete Who Wants to Quit<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-5726d13f-f715-4ca4-8813-2f8a9ebd8bc3\">*Subscribe to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sports-psychology-podcast-by-peaksports-com\/id152566009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on iTunes<br>*Subscribe to<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0ynyaalKxbnNmsoeL8gF5X?si=8224669de9b3435b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/a> <\/strong>on Spotify<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-281f5afb-980b-4c71-9aa0-11d606b5f7c9\"><strong>Download a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/mental-toughness-report-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free sports psychology report<\/a>&nbsp;to improve your mental game!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-94138e75-d591-4645-bb1d-212cf57a8841\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sport-psychology-training-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about our one-on-one mental game coaching.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Relaxed_Athlete\"><\/span>The Relaxed Athlete <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/relaxed-athlete-small.jpg\" alt=\"The Relaxed Athlete\" class=\"wp-image-1543\" style=\"width:180px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>The ability to relax and play your game under pressure is what separates the winner<\/strong> from the loser in any competition. Champion athletes train hard in practice, are motivated for the right reasons, and are able to raise their game in crunch-time with two minutes remaining in the game..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A relaxed and confident performance begins in the mind! <strong>When you are mentally prepared to compete, you can have an optimal level of intensity AND poise!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Relaxed Athlete program<\/strong> is ideal for any athlete that wants to overcome pregame anxiety, worry, or excess tension and learn to perform with poise. 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