Ryne Sandberg Quotes

By that time I was thinking a little about pro ball and hopeful that someone would draft me.

Getting past 30 as a sportsman, the end could be just around the corner.

In track years... track is not like other sports. You do have track athletes that stay in this sport until, like, 35, 36, but I think when you get to 28, it's really difficult.

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

Hopefully I can play until I'm 40.

Derek Jeter is one who played for such a long time, and David Ortiz in Boston is doing it right now.

Even though I play a professional sport now, I love college baseball.

I kept thinking, 'this must be the coolest job - I'd like to be a professional baseball player.' They were getting paid to play a game, and what a cool lifestyle that was.

Playing until I'm 40 is definitely a possibility.

I told myself coming into the league that if I could play for six or seven years, that would have been a great career.

I worked my whole life and dreamed my whole life of being a professional athlete.

I was a professional cricketer for 16 years.

I grew up desperate to be a professional footballer and I was willing to do anything to be one.

I want to play years in this league.

I loved playing baseball, and the only reason I played was to play professional baseball. I wanted that to be my career for a long time. I turned down multiple jobs and meetings because of it.

I remember I wanted to be an athlete. I wanted to be in the NFL or NBA or something, and I don't think I dreamed of being a benchwarmer. I'm sure I wanted to be the best. But I didn't really ever think I was going to be a famous musician.

I am full time athlete.

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

When you're growing up and thinking about being a footballer, you want to make as many caps and play as many games as you can.

Snooker is not like boxing or football - you can go on longer.

I'm living my dream. I'm in the NFL.

I turned pro as a wrestler a few days after my last football game.

I realise every swimmer has a shelf life. No, I haven't given any thought to when I will retire, but I also know I won't be able to swim forever.

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.

I grew up playing football and baseball and moved on to play college baseball, and, you know, as a kid, my dream was to play professional baseball.