Ahead Quote by Manu Ginobili

When I started playing, I saw a lot of people who were 45 and unhappy. I told myself I'd never be in a position…

— Phil Hellmuth

I never contemplated retiring but when I was a teenager I never thought I'd play past 30 years old. I thought I'd win a…

— Mats Wilander

You retire, but you're still aching to play. But in order to play, you have to resist certain temptations, and train hard. And I…

— Eric Cantona

I retired one year in 1959. But then I realized I wanted to play more.

— George Blanda

I played for 12, 13 years nonstop. That takes a toll on your body.

— Goran Dragic

To be able to play a couple of decades, I never thought I'd play that long.

— Adam Vinatieri

I retired at 35 in '98 and thought, 'There's only one place to go, and that's downward.' I retired at a good level. I…

— Clyde Drexler

I played 16 years. Not too many people play that long.

— John Havlicek

People think I played 10 years. I only played 68 games.

— Gale Sayers

People think I played 10 years. I played 68 ball games.

— Gale Sayers

I don't know how many years I can still play. I have to listen to my body and see how it feels.

— Li Na

In my last years, I was conscious how I used to play the game when I first broke through. It was absolute chalk and…

— Mark Hughes