Farewell Tour Quotes

To have Kobe retire as a Laker, that to me is really important.

At the point we finished 'Abbey Road,' the game was up. We all accepted that.

I will not go to Oklahoma and retire my jersey there.

I gave my last concert in 1976. For 32 years, I had given everything I had. I wanted to stop. My last big debut was in Russia in 1973. After I retired, I didn't have to worry about going out in bad weather. I could stay up late.

I'm retiring the Mos Def name after 2011. I'm actually doing it.

I’ve made the decision to get off the stage.

When I retired from my music November 1997, it had been 37 years.

Ozzy wanted to get us back together. It's been 20 years. We did a couple of songs during his farewell in 1992 and that got the ball rolling.

I want to leave Juventus as a winner.

I'm not Derek Jeter, there will be no farewell tour.

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.

We've seen a lot of Ravens that will always be known as Ravens not have the opportunity to finish their career here.

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

It's terrible to consider never playing another Test again but what's more terrifying is the thought of never playing again at all.

When people don't know me any more or want my autograph, then I'll think about retiring.

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.

I have said goodbye to international cricket.

It is time for me to chuck in the sponge. To retire from films and stage. The heart for it has gone out of me: it won't come back.

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

You can't be new for too long. You want to just respectfully disappear. It's a bit sad sometimes. Michael Jordan retired like a god, and then he came back... We don't want to go out like that.

I have to go and say farewell to all the countries that I have been to, if I can. I am 73 now, it is taxing on me.

A guy as great as Brett Favre has been for the length of time he's been, you would hope that he would be able to leave the game with a positive flavor in his mouth.

I grew up watching Kobe Bryant.

I'm mad at Hank Aaron for deciding to play one more season. I threw him his last home run and thought I'd be remembered forever. Now, I'll have to throw him another.

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