retirement mindset Quotes

I did 75 films. I didn't take a break; I didn't spend my money. I have my savings, so when you're not working for money anymore, then you should find things that are meaningful and not just be like, 'OK, that's another day gone.'

If a hit came along, I wouldn't be unhappy about that. But I'm a bit too old for that now-doing videos and all those types of TV shows. I've kind of done all that, in the '70s.

When the public doesn't want me any longer, I'll quit.

You can retire from a job, but don't ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life.

Do I want to start my own production company? No, I doubt it. I'm too old for that. I don't want to start anything.

I love to go into the studio on days when I'm not even doing anything. It's like my senior club. Some people go to senior centers, well I go to my senior center.

Retiring is getting ready to die.

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.

If I were young, fast, healthy, and had a lot of money and my whole sex life ahead of me, I'd retire - like Secretariat.

I'm never going to retire. I'll die with my boots on.

A lot of guys I've seen in my career that played at a high level and were done, they moved on, never thought another day about it.

Just because I was almost 62, I did not feel decrepit and felt I wasn't finished being a soldier yet.

I've been sacrificing my life for my work for 30 years, and now I want it the other way around. I want to find work that fits into my life and that would be based here.

What is the point of working all your life and then stopping?

The game's been good to me and I hope I've been good to the game. I'm 50 years old and I've pretty much did everything that I wanted to do in boxing.

I'm grateful for everything I have achieved in football, but now I'd rather do other things, go and watch games and enjoy discussing them afterwards.

If you say you plan to retire in two or three years, you've already retired.

I think retirement is a little bit like death. I want to always be incredibly engaged and challenged, but in climbing, you do have to be realistic that your body won't be able to keep up forever.

I was blessed to play 15 years, especially not even supposed to have made it. So, to be able to play 15 years, win a championship, I think that basketball chapter of my life is done.

When you think about retiring, you're done. You already checked out.

I'm so lucky to have a career in my fifties. And to still have the desire to do it. I don't think about retirement.

I'm a bit delusional, but every time I do a job, I think I'm retired.

Do I wish I could retire? Sure, but that's not life.

I believe in financial retirement. I don't necessarily believe in physical retirement.

Most of my life is over. I am going to enjoy my family and friends before any of us depart this earth. I'll never start another company. I'll never work long hours again. At this point in my life, I only answer to God, my wife, and my kids. Everything else is secondary - especially the expectations of strangers.