Amateur Quote by Kurt Angle

As a professional athlete and someone who has spent almost his entire life in boxing, not a day goes by when I don't think…

— Oscar De La Hoya

I've always said that I'd continue to wrestle until it wasn't fun for me anymore. I'm still in great shape and until I can't…

— Christopher Daniels

Being retired is one thing, but staying retired is another. Even when I announced my retirement, I'm sure people thought I was going to…

— Joe Calzaghe

I never thought of retiring. I'm a racer.

— Connie Kalitta

I can't say that I never will or would go back to the WWE. I honestly never intended on leaving until I retired. However…

— Mickie James

I retire from competition with great pride at having had a positive impact on my sport. I intend to keep training and practicing martial…

— Georges St-Pierre

I do think I retired too soon. I just felt at that particular time in 2002, after winning a fifth world title belt, why…

— Naseem Hamed

I've spoken to people who have retired once they lost the enjoyment of a long day in the field or going to the gym.…

— James Anderson

Competing is something that once I retire from, it's not something I can go back and do.

— Frank Mir

My exit strategy from pro wrestling wasn't carved in stone. I retired because of a few neck issues, some neurological issues.

— Stone Cold Steve Austin

There's a lot of people that retire and come back a year later, but I don't like that.

— Mauricio Rua

People talk about retiring. I never said that r-word. People though I went away after the Olympic Games. I took time off to do…

— Gail Devers