Stories of athletes trying to find new meaning in life after retiring from elite-level sports are serving as an inspiration for those who think they may be too old to switch paths.Takamasa Abiko, a 42-year-old late bloomer who just ended a three-year soccer career, and Tsuyoshi Shinjo, a 48-year-old who made an unexpected bid to play pro baseball again after retiring in 2006, are shining examples of how to handle a midlife career crisis gracefully.Abiko is now starting yet another career as a martial arts fighter and said he would aim to get onto a New Year's Eve fight card with RIZIN, a su…READ FULL ARTICLE