http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1839 ... &hpt=hp_c3
John Moffitt wrote:
“I just really thought about it and decided I’m not happy. I’m not happy at all,” Moffitt told the Associated Press, via ESPN.com. “And I think it’s really madness to risk your body, risk your well-being and risk your happiness for money."
And quotes from other articles:John Moffitt wrote: I've saved enough. It's not like I'm sitting here and I'm a millionaire. That's what I kind of realized. I'm sitting here and I got to this point and I was like, what is the number that you need? How much do you really need? What do you want in life? And I decided that I don't really need to be a millionaire.
John Moffitt wrote:Everybody, they just don't get it and they think it's crazy. But I think what I was doing is crazy.
John Moffitt wrote:I just want to be happy. And I find that people that have the least in life are sometimes the happiest. And I don't have the least in life. I have enough in life. And I won't sacrifice my health for that.
Like some EREers it sounds like he will be working more - in a career he enjoys more:John Moffitt wrote:Once you tear away all the illusions of it, it's hard work. And it's dangerous work. And you're away from your family. And it's not good for families. It's very tough on families.
John Moffitt wrote:I'm ready to go to work and start doing other things right now," Moffitt said. "So, it's a smoother transition and I'm still young enough to start a career and my body's healthy and I'm good. I look at it as a great start to life, you know?