I sometimes think this when I watch the Isle of Man TT races (which, incidentally, happen later this month).<p>At least one of the top riders is a family man, he brings his wife and kids to the island every year.<p>There is an excellent documentary about the races [0] which I highly recommend. The wives of these people seem very accepting of what they do.<p>The bereaved wife of a TT racer is featured quite prominently in that film. She is very philosophical about the whole thing, basically saying that his obsession was so great that it wouldn&#x27;t have been reasonable to ask him to stop.<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.imdb.com&#x2F;title&#x2F;tt1698010&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.imdb.com&#x2F;title&#x2F;tt1698010&#x2F;</a>