Today, free agency takes away a lot of your heroes, they go somewhere else. Some of them don't but a lot of them do-take the higher offer to go somewhere else. And, it turns the fans off because they get attached to the players.
Every big player who leaves Arsenal is a massive loss. But no player here is bigger than the club.
Afterwards I said Chris Webber was going to leave as a free agent and Sacramento would go back to expansionism.
We've seen a lot of Ravens that will always be known as Ravens not have the opportunity to finish their career here.
I was not happy when we lost Morgan Schneiderlin, Nat Clyne and other players of that quality at Southampton.
It's difficult to understand someone leaving Barca, with the best players in the world.
It was really difficult for me to leave Manchester United. I left for a personal choice.
I felt Arsenal had let a lot of players go. When Thierry left I felt it was time for me to do something different and challenging.
First of all, when I was making the decision, I never thought that Pittsburgh fans would want me back. Every time I played there, they were booing me every time I touched the puck. I didn't think it would be such a big deal that I didn't sign with Pittsburgh.
It's not very wise to keep a player who has just one year left on his contract and really wants to leave.
It's always an emotional blow when you lose any guy, let alone a guy like Le'Veon Bell.
Two of the most difficult parts of our business is trades and when a player leaves.
I look at a lot of players that left the game, I'm sure they think about if they should have stayed.
Just before I left Dundee United, I captained them for one game, although I think that was maybe to keep me there!
When you lose a good player, it's like losing a quarterback.
No, Borussia is not falling apart. It does not matter whichever players will leave. That is what the past has showed. The club has developed and actually improved despite big-name players leaving.
You see great players, Hall of Fame players that didn't stay with their team.
Michael left because of the Bulls' management, not because he'd lost his love of playing the game.
When, in 2005, there was an offer from Juventus, I was in the Bahamas. When I came back, Arsene said to me, 'There is an offer from Juve. What do you want to do?' I understood that he was saying, 'If you want to leave, leave.'
Managers come and go, and first-team coaches and players can leave suddenly.
It's always tough when you see a good player leave. It's not easy.
I was forced to leave my hometown, and Napoli sold me to Juventus.
I never thought Marquis Teague would leave after a year.
Ronaldo leaving would seem to have ended the competition between Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo because people rarely mention one without mentioning the other. A lot of people are interested - me, too - to see how it will affect Real Madrid's football and what they might do in the transfer market.
A player's mind, body and soul have to be right to get the best out of them, and if a player no longer wants to be at a club then the club should try and get the best deal they can and let the player move on.
