I believe that hunger can exist everywhere. I often wonder how kid at poverty stricken kid will handle a large bonus. I often wonder how the stinking rich kid will handle minor league baseball. Sure the kids in DR are hungry and they might work very hard. But the DR is a baseball country full of exceptional athletes. If every good athlete in the USA played baseball it would be like the DR. You don't see many professional athletes in other sports from the DR.
I do think growing up among the extremely wealthy is not conducive to being a professional athlete. But some have overcome that obstacle. Just like many poor people overcome their obstacles.
Good post PG.
I know of some guys who played bb that came from parents who make a lot of money, I never really saw the drive in them like you do from those with less. I mean when you are 23 and you already drive your own new Lexus where do you go from there?
But I have also known or heard about lots of players whose parents have lots of money but have been taught to work hard for what they want and it seems to have worked, many are professional athletes not just bb players.
I think that what happened to Oscar Tavares is a very sad story of what can happen to guys who come from nothing.
Its not all good.