The Worst Post-Retirement Career Moves For These Athletes

Jan 03 2021

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Successful athletes are some of the most well-paid people in the world, but that gravy train doesn't last forever. Sometimes even legends try their hand at post-career moves that don't exactly work out. Here are the worst post-retirement careers of famous athletes. Mike Tyson earned hundreds of millions during his boxing career, but the heavyweight champion famously threw away his fortune on jewelry, sex workers, mansions, and cars before ultimately filing for bankruptcy. His expenses also included his extensive pigeon collection, which sparked an unlikely career that spiraled him deeper into debt. Tyson was just a child when he started raising pigeons to escape from his rough Brooklyn upbringing. He's even admitted that the birds got him into fighting in the first place, as a bully killed one of his beloved pets, which sparked a lifelong desire to nurture the fighter within. Post-retirement, Tyson's pigeons brought him peace, and he began competitively racing them. In 2011, his newfound career was documented on the Animal Planet show Taking on Tyson. That year, he told The Los Angeles Times that the sport was just as competitive and intense as boxing. Unfortunately, it isn't cheap either. It's unclear how much Tyson has spent over the course of his pigeon career, but estimates point to tens of thousands of dollars. In 2016, he reportedly bought some Norwegian pigeons for about 15,000 euros, although he doesn't seem to sweat the price tag. As he told The New York Times, "Make a pigeon your friend and you'll never be lonely." Watch this video for more of the worst post-retirement career moves for these athletes! #Athletes #Post-Retirement Mike Tyson | 0:00 Carl Lewis | 1:24 Dennis Rodman | 2:25 Jose Canseco | 3:15 Magic Johnson | 4:14 Jim Bunning | 5:01 Lenny Dykstra | 5:58 Tonya Harding | 6:51 Michael Jordan | 7:54 Boris Becker | 9:09