Some guys peak early but don't have as much variety as other players.

But athletes live their lives on a different time scale to the rest of us: they must start early, get it right early, peak early and then finish early.

The coaches have probably got to manage that a bit because we don't want to peak early.

While a majority of players of a certain type may progress a certain way say, peak early there will always be exceptions.

The difficulties of peaking early and still being able to hit top form nine months later have brought teams to their knees.