Replying to Would you give up skiing?

I'm just curious if any of you are as passionate about something other than skiing, to the point where you would stop skiing to pursue your other dreams.  I recently graduated from from the University of British Columbia where I skied almost 200 days at Whistler over my 4+ years there.  However, I didn't ski one day during my victory lap this season because I wanted to prevent injuries for my future plans.  I am now about to be drafted into the Israel Defense Forces where I will likely serve for three years and definitely not be able to ski during this time.  As hard as this may sound, choosing to forgo my last season for the next 4 years was one of the easiest decisions I've had to make because it meant I would be ready for my next goal in life.  So, has anyone else done something like this or think that they could?