It seems as if we're seeing 'Superstars' at younger ages in professional sports these days. In hockey, you have Sidney Crosby coming into the league and having a huge impact at the age of 18. Alexander Ovechkin was only 19 when he started with the Washington Capitals and he too had an immediate impact in the league. In fact, there are a couple of players in the NHL who are only 17! With Major League baseball, you have the same thing going on with the young Latin players coming into the league as teenagers. With professional football and basketball, you don't see many players starting at such a young age mainly I believe because of the highly profitable NCAA programs in these sports which provides a huge incentive to keep talented athletes in these schools for four years. Is it any wonder that you have athletes being bribed with all sorts of cash inducements?
The other reason that you see such young superstars playing professionally these days is because of the vast network of scouting agents that cover the entire globe and discover budding superstars when they're practically just out of diapers. They get these youngsters signed as early as they can so they can start playing and provide huge returns for the team that they represent.
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