Of course. No argument there.
I did not imagine that you were arguing it.
I wonder how many other famous talented folks (athletes or artists of any kind) went on to become so hugely notorious?
Excellent question - perhaps a topic for a thread of its own.
In the 1950's and the days of early television, there was a Texas swing type entertainer/band leader by the name of Spade Cooley. He was very popular, at least in our (Southern California) area and perhaps in other areas of the country. He had a weekly t.v. show where his band performed, there were singers, dancers, etc.
It seems that, somewhere along the line, Spade crossed over some line. He ended up torturing and murdering his wife. He was quickly caught, convicted and sent to prison. One of the rituals of passage for a first year law student, at least in my area of this great land, is to hunt down and read the appellate decision in the Spade Cooley case. Most of us read it, because it contains a graphic and detailed accounting of just exactly what old Spade did to his wife before he killed her. It involved cigarettes and other delightful things - most interesting to the minds of first year law students who might need a break from the grind.
Anyway, that's the story on Spade Cooley. I'm sure there are professional athletes who went astray. God knows the list of Hollywood types is as long as your arm. Maybe I'll start a thread on this somewhere - it's an interesting topic.