It probably won't sink in until I've retired from running but I'm a much better athlete than two years ago. Michael East
Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better. Julius Erving
When you look at facing retirement in your mid-30s, and all of a sudden the outlet for that passion and work ethic goes away, you can't just sit back in a rocking chair and be retired at 35. I'm not a good enough golfer to play golf every day. Drew Bledsoe
'm so fortunate to have done what I love to do for so long, but the day I retired was one of the best days of my life. Not because I was happy to get away from the sport, but because it was clear in my mind that I had done all I possibly could, and that it was time to go. Carl Lewis
And when I retired, trust me, not only did Nolan Ryan, but the entire Ryan family had withdrawals from baseball. And it was tough. Nolan Ryan
Before me, sprinters retired at 23 or 24. I run because I still like it, I can make a living, and I feel I was born to do it. And because people tell me I can't do it.Evelyn Ashford
Do I need my number retired throughout the course of the league to acknowledge what I've done? No. Michael Jordan
Even though I'm retired for some years now I still have something positive to say to kids. And they still listen. Stephen Baker
I always looked up there, because I remember a time when the only things on the walls in Fenway were the Jimmy Fund sign and the retired numbers. Never in a million years did you think you'd ever be up there with those guys. Carlton Fisk
I don't have much interest in being on a senior tour. I don't think I retired so that I could be on tour. Andy Roddick
I have retired, but if there's anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do. Nelson Mandela
I lived the baseball life as a kid, with my dad in it. And I lived the baseball life as an adult, because I was in it. When I retired, I wanted the opportunity to be a little bit more flexible and home-based for my kids. Cal Ripken Jr
I really have to make sure that I'm staying true to who I am, and that I know my responsibilities to current N.B.A. players, to future N.B.A. players, to our past and retired N.B.A. Players. Derek Fisher
I think among the retired FBI agents there are some who would not like to see him come back, but I think the people running the FBI now are interested in catching him. Howie Carr
I think it's foolish to think that if you've done something for so long, you can kind of delete it out of your memory bank or delete every emotion attached to it. I knew when I retired what that meant. Andy Roddick
I was a professional baseball player from the time I was drafted out of high school in 1981 until the time I retired in 2003. David Cone