There was a track star from Pasadena in the 1930s named Matthew Robinson. Matthew Robinson shattered the Olympic record in the two-hundred at the Berlin Games in 1936. Absolutely shattered the Olympic record…and came in second. The man who came in first was Jesse Owens. Owens went on to be a legend. Matthew Robinson went on to be a janitor at a whites-only school in Pasadena. The difference was two-hundreths of a second. As if that wasn’t enough, Matthew Robinson had a little brother who was also an athlete. His name was Jack but everyone called him Jackie.
Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain) in the poker-based film Molly’s Game (2017). Based on the book of the same name, it tells of an elite skier from a high-achieving family who ends up running a high-stakes poker game before inevitable complications arise.
Alex Raphael 
A fascinating slice of history there
And things weren’t exactly great for Owens after the Olympics either. I like the trivia that his name was James but his initials were JC which soon became Jesse.
Wow, interesting!
Yeah it’s all about being from a high achieving family. I’m keen to read the book.