That's why you don't see many (Larry Byrd, arguably being the only one that comes to mind). The reason being, everything comes easy to superstars, and they expect everyone to perform at the level they performed. They don't understand the problems and pitfalls of doing what they know best, because they've never experienced any, so they have great difficulty teaching others how to avoid something they know little about.
Where as the average players understand the problems involved in accomplishing anything. They understand the problems and pitfalls, and are better equipped to teach others how to avoid them, and in the end making better players out of average players, and sometimes even into superstars.
And this isn't true only in sports. It's true in all walks of life, and in everything we do.
I, for one, find it difficult to understand how someone will unquestionably listen to their doctor, and jump into treatment without considering all the consequences, or all the options. I think like that because I didn't do that, and so far I've been lucky enough to have avoided treatment for nearly 10 years now, for what is considered a very aggressive disease.
So why doesn't everyone think like me? What I fail to take into consideration is not everyone is as smart as me, or has the where with all to spend the time necessary to do all the research necessary to come to a different conclusion. I haven't experienced how fast some diseases can spread, nor how debilitating some diseases can be, so I really can't adequately relate to those that do.
And the same holds true in politics. How can so many of our current political leaders, many of whom were born with silver spoons in their mouths, claim they can't relate to the plight of the average American?
They can't! They can't because they've never experienced the plight of the average American. They've never experience the dangers of mining coal, thousands of feet below the surface of the earth. They've never experienced sticking their faces in front of a 200 ton bath of molten steel to check the chemistry. They've never experienced the boredom of sitting on an assembly line, putting an automobile together. And they've sure never experienced the horrors of war.
They're superstars [so to speak]. Everything comes easy to them, and they can't understand when others don't fare as well. And when they see or hear of someone who is suffering or down on his luck, they blame it on those individuals for not trying hard enough, as if everyone has the same abilities and same opportunities in life.
Oh, if only that were true!