Paul Pierce Quotes

The practice days, the walkthroughs, the bus rides - all those things you can't come back to. When you are getting into Year 15, you think about it. This thing is going to come to an end at some point.

Nobody wants to retire from football.

If these are the last 34 games of my NBA career, I want them played as tough as I can.

The idea of Dwyane Wade not being in a Heat uniform was a kick in the stomach.

I will end my career with Roma.

I will not play a farewell game with the national team. I would like to thank the federation for expressing an interest. But I prefer to leave football with an official match because I am not a fan of farewell games.

Why did John Elway not come back for a shot at a third Super Bowl? He just had had enough.

To have Kobe retire as a Laker, that to me is really important.

I'm mad at Hank Aaron for deciding to play one more season. I threw him his last home run and thought I'd be remembered forever. Now, I'll have to throw him another.

Sometimes you feel the emotion. You think this might be my last pre-season or my last Champions League match. But, overall, those thoughts aren't important right now. But the time will soon come.

It's terrible to consider never playing another Test again but what's more terrifying is the thought of never playing again at all.

After much deliberation I have made the decision to retire from playing international football.

Honestly, during the 2018 World Cup itself, I was saying T20 World Cup was going to be my last.

I have said goodbye to international cricket.

We've seen a lot of Ravens that will always be known as Ravens not have the opportunity to finish their career here.

This will be Valegro's retirement after Rio, so I want to go out there and want to enjoy every last minute.

Unfortunately, everyone's football career does come to an end.

I'm going to stop playing football after 22 years.

It may be the swansong of my wrestling career, but definitely not the end of Mark Henry!

I'm planning to retire from salsa. I'm planning to do a farewell tour.

At some point, it comes to an end regardless, however it comes, whether it is retirement or injury; at some point, it comes to an end.

No athlete ever ends his or her career the way you want to. We all want to play forever. But it doesn't work that way. Accepting the end gracefully is part of being a professional athlete.

I don't want to imagine the time when I have to stop playing.

A lot of times late in your career, you don't have a chance to win a championship.

I can retire from football with a smile on my face.