Back Quote by Alan Hansen

I did enjoy football, but the injury factor for me, you know, I had so many issues. I don't know how long my career…

— Barry Larkin

I was just too young to retire as a 52-year-old. I didn't want to be going out of football after loving it so much.

— Steve Bruce

I spent three weeks lamenting, ruminating and praying because football had been part of my life since age 6. Then I moved on. I'm…

— Myron Rolle

I played until I felt like it. Some have to retire due to injuries or other issues ahead of time. But I played until…

— Manu Ginobili

I just feel like you've got one life to live and you should live it the way you want, and I've really enjoyed playing…

— Brady Quinn

I would like to think that if I stop playing in three, four, five years time, whatever it may be, that I would still…

— Anonymous

Retiring from international football was a personal decision, and I was very sure about what I was doing. I played for my country for…

— Diego Forlan

It can be scary to leave the sport when it's one thing you've known for decades. The day football is no longer in your…

— Jerome Bettis

Once you're a football player, you're a football player for life. You always think of yourself in terms of that. We all do. It's…

— Pete Carroll

I was a late developer and, at the age of 15, I almost thought of quitting football.

— Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

After so many years of playing football, 22 in the professional ranks, I think the time has arrived for me to say goodbye.

— Luca Toni

When you are playing, it is so hard to think about what life will be like after football. I understand. When you are playing,…

— Steve Largent