Mithali Raj Quotes

Nobody wants to retire from football.

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.

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.

The end of my playing career was May 28, 2017. That, for me, was an historic day. I'll carry it with me forever. It will be hard to explain to people the feelings and emotions I felt that day.

I have said goodbye to international cricket.

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.

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

I truly felt that was going to be my last tour. So here we are again and I'm saying this will probably be my last tour. That's truly the way I'm looking at it.

I'm sorry I didn't feel any better or play any better, but that's what happens at the end of careers.

We'll see if we ever do another Ministry gig again or not. I'm not saying yes or no yet. All I'm saying is I know there's no new Ministry studio CDs coming ever again. I promise.

I have never wanted to give up performing on stage, but one day the tours will be over.

It's just kind of known in the music industry that a farewell tour means 'for now.'

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.

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

I haven't had the time to say, 'I'm retiring.' But baseball says, 'You're retired.'

Wimbledon 2014 will be my last slam. To be honest, I am already starting to miss professional tennis, having played at the highest level for two decades. It is what has given me my identity, and I will miss every bit of the action. The thought that I will not be playing anymore is daunting.

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.

After 18 NBA years, it's hard to believe I'll be playing in each arena for the last time.

Retiring from international football was a personal decision, and I was very sure about what I was doing. I played for my country for more than ten years, and there were highs and lows. It was a fantastic experience, though, and the most wonderful thing is that it ended well.

I've been part of five World Cups and we reached the semis only in 1996.

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

I don't ever want to be carried off the court.