To be a "has been" or a "never was" which would you rather be?

It is better to be a “has been” or a “never was”? If you had to choose one of the 2 would you have rather been a big star (sports, music, screen, etc) commanding huge contracts, screaming fans where ever you went, money bling, all the trappings then loose it all some time later and end up trying to make ends meet doing just about anything like Gary Coleman or even penniless and homeless like Ray Williams, or would you rather never had been a star or anybody of note to never have the chance of going from the penthouse to the outhouse?