article_snippet.sent: This long run is a misleading guide to current affairs.
article_snippet.sent: But an unlucky few never reach the same heights again, and end up unable to make the most of their talents - or worse.
article_snippet.sent: John Burke, a champion in 1999, ended up working as a postman despite a postman intellectual firepower.
article_snippet.sent: Six years ago Stephen Fry told a documentary: 'I'm certainly capable of a lot more than just delivering bits of paper.
article_snippet.sent: I've got a lot of other capabilities
article_snippet.sent: and I'm not really fulfilling my potential.'