Why don’t athletes just stay retired?

Tess Vigeland Sep 11, 2008
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Lance Armstrong, in yellow jersey, and German Jan Ullrich ride during the Tour de France in 2003. Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images

Why don’t athletes just stay retired?

Tess Vigeland Sep 11, 2008
Lance Armstrong, in yellow jersey, and German Jan Ullrich ride during the Tour de France in 2003. Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images
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