Am I destined to be a terrible chess player for life? Should I give up and find another hobby?

I am a semi-professional golf player with hcp 2, I spent most of my days between 11 and 21 practicing on a golf course.    I enjoyed my time AT THAT TIME,  but none will ever give me back the normal things a young boy can do and SHOULD do.    At the age of 21 I finally understood that going toward a sport career was a waste of time, because it was taking from my life, more than giving. Yes, of course it gives you a lot of self confidence to become better and better at something.    But again, life is made of so many things that having a tunnel vision just for one is simply a waste of time.    The real problem is money, as always.  At a certain point we don't do it anymore because we love it as we once did.  We do it because we've already taken that road at it would look like a "waste" for us, to turn away to something else, as our career has started already and none will give us the time back.  It's a trap, modern society's career is a trap.    

  Also, being in a highly competitive environment damages our brain and health in the long run. We're not naturally made for that.  

I re-started enjoying golf more than ever after I took the decision to leave it as a game,  not career.  Because it's a game, and nothing else.