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title: "4 Retired Playing Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Mentally I was retired, and physically I was retired. I was playing recreational ball. But when the decision happened with Chris Bosh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/mentally-i-was-retired-and-physically-i-was-retired-i-was-playing/)

[Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4e/penny-hardaway-8364_decision_mentally-i-was-retired-and-physically-i_359411.jpg)

> [I'm not so much a rock star, d'ya know what I mean? I play Irish music. There's really no age when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-macgowan/i-m-not-so-much-a-rock-star-d-ya-know-what-i-mean-i-play-irish-music/)

[Shane MacGowan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-macgowan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c8/shane-macgowan-22194_age_i-m-not-so-much-a-rock-star-d-ya-know-wh_460725.jpg)

> [About a year after I retired from playing, I decided that I wanted to getback to college, where I had the greatest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-leaf/about-a-year-after-i-retired-from-playing-i-decided-that-i-wanted-to/)

[Ryan Leaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-leaf/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d95/ryan-leaf-6956_college_about-a-year-after-i-retired-from-playin_1407052.jpg)

> [I don't play anymore because I can't play anymore and I retired when I was playing for Chelsea because the doctor had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmanuel-petit/i-don-t-play-anymore-because-i-can-t-play-anymore-and-i-retired-when/)

[Emmanuel Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmanuel-petit/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbc/emmanuel-petit-25624_beach_i-don-t-play-anymore-because-i-can-t-pla_2051701.jpg)

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