Shigeru Miyamoto Quotes

I won't be skating for the rest of my life, that's for sure.

You can never say never in this game, but I can't see myself boxing again. There's loads of things I want to do.

I never intended to box forever, and always planned to move on to do other things.

I'm getting out of acting.

I never said I was leaving the entertainment industry.

I don't see myself in politics at 51. I definitely want to do something else.

I don't see myself racing at 50 years old. I enjoy racing, and that has been my whole life. But one day I will take time to look at other things. I know that everything has an end date, even life, and I also have a family and there are other things to enjoy than trying to be first into the corner and fastest out.

I'm moving on. I should have made that clear when I made the announcement. I guess I wasn't clear. If people think you're leaving a show after all these years, you might be retiring. So I understand where they're coming from, but I should have impressed the fact that I hope I'm just moving on right now.

I don't want to pitch forever.

I stopped acting because I had other passions I wanted to pursue.

It's not that I'm retired; I just no longer accept acting work.

I don't know why people thought I was retiring.

I love track and field, but I also know the day will come when I will have to do something else.

I think at some point I am going to throw in the belt and decide to stick behind the camera.

I knew that when I resigned from the University of Texas that I would never coach again.

After six wonderful years playing Emily Prentiss, I have decided it's time for me to move on. As much as I will miss my 'Criminal Minds' family, I am excited about the future and other opportunities.

Now I am ready to set new goals and start a new career for myself outside of the ring.

I don't suppose I'll ever retire completely.

When I was younger, I thought about retiring.

I retired simply because I didn't have the passion and motivation anymore; I was tired. At the time I thought, 'Well, I had a great time, there is the end.' At some moment, there is the right time to call it an end.

Retiring was scary and it was tough to give up gymnastics, but so many great opportunities have come from it that I never expected.

I loved every minute of my time at Microsoft, but I had always envisioned having another phase of life just because I thought that would be interesting. It had never been my plan to work until I literally didn't want to do anything and then hang it up.

I have so much to look forward to after football.

When the time comes to retire, I think I'll know. I really do.

At the end of my career, you never know what might happen. I think that a move to MLS... maybe.