Is it worth it???

My question is for all the athletes out there who may come across this. You see most people dont know the ugly side to playing a sport, all they see is the good. They dont see all the stress, all the yelling, all the hurting and the pain we go through. We put our bodies on the line everyday just to practice.... Waking up before the sunrise to workout then going about our day as if nothing happend. Then coming back to practice later; a sport can really take a lot out of you. Yes we do the sport because we loved it... Yea in high school now its all just one huge job. some students company about not getting any sleep or how classes are taking over their life.... I laugh and tell them the life of any athlete... Yes some of us go to school for free but still is it worth puting our bodies through all this stress.