However there are many ways in which an athlete could keep themselves close to their sport without playing anymore, like becoming a coach, an assistant coach, sports broadcaster and many other occupations that are closely related to the field.
Yes, there are a lot of sports athletes who, when they retire, are still active in that sport as coaches or assistant coaches, I found a lot of them like that, except for those who really want to retire in full without having to work because they already have enough money from sports income. he played before, but most of the time we get athletes who retire are still working in the sport itself so they can earn income apart from being an athlete so they continue to work.
It all depends on how the athlete chooses to live after retirement, sometimes there are also those who open businesses selling sports equipment and open sports shops that make money for them. It is not easy to become a coach and assistant coach if you don't have a big name when you were an athlete before. Usually only famous people can become trainers easily.