A really odd interview I thought.
So players have had to make sacrifices (as they do in any other sport).
The football Ferns have competed in and had far more games than the all whites have over recent years, and that has been a key factor for many of them going on to professional careers.
Rugby and Cricket would be the only two sports in NZ where National representatives make a living out of playing for their country.
A lot of our individual / olympic athletes make their income competing for NZ.