As a sporting nation, Singapore has made considerable strides in the past decade. Despite its small population of about five million, the Republic has managed to produce world-beaters and regional champions across a variety of sports. Yet, one aspect of Singapore sport is largely unchanged: The vast majority of local athletes remain amateurs, with few willing to commit to a full-time career. However, athletes today are more willing to contemplate a full-time career, even though they still maintain the same concerns about their futures and livelihoods. With examples of success stories before them, athletes are now also bolder in taking the road less travelled. One of these stories would be the national men's 4x100m relay team consisting of SMU undergraduate Gary Yeo, 26, and NTU undergrads Lee Cheng Wei, 26, and Calvin Kang, 22 who have deferred their studies. They have been training full-time since January in pursuit of a starting berth at the World Championships in Athletics in August and a gold at December's SEA Games.