Joe Calzaghe Quotes

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

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

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

I'm not saying that I'm going to retire from game development altogether.

When I got injured, I think I was starting to sense that there was more to the world than just sports. This dream of playing professional soccer probably wasn't the best track for me.

I have so much to look forward to after football.

I won't be training at 60 years old, because I want to do something else in my life.

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

I've been the longest-serving police commissioner in the history of the department, but it's time in my life to move on. I'm ready for new adventures, new challenges.

When I retired in 2002 I had retired to stay home with my family and didn't necessarily think my playing days were over.

The worst question is, 'Where do you see yourself in five years?' I don't know. Variety is the spice of life. That's the best way to describe it.

I don't want to think of life after competing. But if I were to do anything else I'd go down the psychology route. That's what interests me.

Moving out to L.A. for me was a leap of faith. I was very secure in my dinner theater world; I loved it, and I was just like, 'I think there's something else out there for me and I just have to go for it.'

My future plans are hazy, and I've yet to experience how much cartooning is in my blood and therefore how much I'll miss it. But I have some other interests, especially in music, and I will probably take the opportunity to delve into those things more deeply.

I saw leaving college as an opportunity to do something different with my life. I always thought that becoming an academic was going to be my path.

Of course, if this season turns out to be terrible for me - if I get injured again and this prevents me from reaching a satisfying level, then I could change my decision again. But at this moment, it absolutely feels like the right thing for me to continue through 2003.

I wanted to play professional hockey, man. But when I acted, I thought, 'Well, okay, maybe I do have something here.'

I'm 80 years old, and I don't know what I'm going to be when I grow up.

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

I'm not going to get an Oscar at 30 - that's done. So I'll think of something else.

Stepping away from Fun. was both exciting and terrifying.

When I get to 40, I'm going to re-evaluate everything and then go from there. Because when I get to 40, I would like to see where I'm at in my career because I might want to go, 'You know what, I'm done. I'm just happy with everything,' and I'm going to go off my merry way, and I'll probably never pick up a golf club ever again.

I never said I was leaving the entertainment industry.

I performed in 4Minute for seven years, and, now, it is time for us to pursue our own goals.

I believe I have a lot to offer when I finish football as well. I always said I didn't want to become a manager, but I changed that view.