Andre Iguodala Quotes

I don't want to play till I'm 40.

I'm not going to be 50 and playing. I hope I'm 40, but 50, no.

Playing until I'm 40 is definitely a possibility.

So I always figured I'd still be playing at this age.

I do not forecast playing until 38 or 39.

I think, at 32, you are past your prime as a footballer.

If you look after yourself and are willing to adapt - there is no reason why you can't play at the top level until your late 30s.

I don't have any aspirations to play until I'm 50 years old.

The footballer's career is very long and staying on the top for many years is always very difficult.

I want to play as long as possible at the highest level.

To say a player is past it at 29, 30 isn't right.

Hopefully I can play until I'm 40.

If you can play the game later in your career very similar to how you played earlier in your career, then it bodes well for you to play longer and play better longer.

You don't get better as you get older in your career. It's not natural to have your best years late in your career. So I'm trying to do whatever I can to keep my body feeling good for as long as I can.

From Day 1 I wasn't planning to run until I am very old.

I just never subscribed to the theory that at age 55, you fall off the face of the earth on the Tour. I always felt that was too young of an age for that.

So many people feel that once you reach a certain age then it's time for you to retire from a sport you love. I don't think that's true at all. I think age should not dictate that.

I'm shooting for longevity. The road is hard on your body.

Cricketers have a very short shelf life. On an average, you make money through cricket for five years, but you need to survive for sixty years.

If I am still fighting at 35 I will be disappointed.

People turn professional and they are not running as fast as they did in college because it is a lot different, but I wanted to make sure that I didn't have that kind of transition and always stayed on top.

I don't care what age I am. If I continue to train and feel good and enjoy the locker room and this organization wants me and I feel I can do it, I'm going to do it, no matter what my age.

When I turned 30, the first question I got was, 'How much longer do you want to play?' And I don't see why that can't be when you turn 40. I really don't.

As long as my body will allow me to play I'm going to continue to play.

I want to play until I'm 38.