(New Brit Prime Minister David) Cameron, who is 43, was being treated as astonishing because he is so young. In fact, leaders of major nations aren't often as young as David Cameron. Teddy Roosevelt at 42 and John F. Kennedy at 43 were the youngest U.S. presidents when they entered the Oval Office. So political reporters were buzzing the other day over that 43-year-old Cameron kid and his young wife. Meanwhile, the sports writers repeatedly referred to (Ken Griffey Jr.) as "the 40-year-old Griffey" with an implied exclamation point. They were saying that "Junior" is much too far into his baseball dotage to be feebly swinging a major league bat. Those bats are heavy. The poor old guy is going to hurt himself if somebody doesn't get him out of the game in time/Bill Hall, Lewiston Tribune. More here.

Question: Are there other professions, besides sports, where a relatively young 40-something is considered too old?