Shawn Michaels Quotes

People retire to do what I do every day.

Retirement has been wonderful.

I'm happy in retirement.

I have earned enough to take it a bit easier now.

I've enjoyed my retirement.

Once I decided to retire from bikes, there was no thought to go racing again. I wanted to have a full year off and maybe even see the world a bit.

I haven't quite got the hang of this retirement thing.

I like to be able to go out to dinner once in a while. I like to be able to drive my MG up the McKenzie River on a weekday afternoon. I like to be able to pay my bills on time.

To be honest, retirement has been good.

I've always believed in the concept of retirement. I retired for the first time at age 18 ... from school. To me, retirement means doing what you want to do without worrying about getting paid for it.

True luxury is being able to own your time - to be able to take a walk, sit on your porch, read the paper, not take the call, not be compelled by obligation.

I don't have to be working every moment. Why turn something good into a hard job? It's more special when it's not a daily occurrence. It doesn't cheapen it so much.

I'm definitely looking forward to the day when I stop working - if I ever stop working. I like the idea of keeling over in my tomato vines in Sardinia or northern Italy.

Retired life's good, man.

When you retire from baseball, you have until the day you die to rest.

In life, anything can happen, and I do not close the door to anything.

I will travel a lot after my career.

Yeah, I feel lucky to have the opportunity to try different things.

I love to not work. I like to travel. I work maybe half the year, no more.

I am through with baseball forever. I have my farm and my home and enough to take care of me, so why should I work and worry any longer?

Idleness allows you to turn a situation from boredom to pleasure.

If I wasn't acting, all I'd do is ride my bike. I've always loved doing that.

I wanted to live the life, a different life. I didn't want to go to the same place every day and see the same people and do the same job. I wanted interesting challenges.

As to that leisure evening of life, I must say that I do not want it. I can conceive of no contentment of which toil is not to be the immediate parent.

I haven't been approached to do anything, but I would certainly make room for it. It was a really fun time.