Back Quote by Mario Lemieux

I was young myself and reliant on older players to make room for me.

— Jerome Boateng

A big reason why you take a chance on a 34-year-old who has bags of experience, is a great player is to pass that…

— Steve Nicol

I played in a basketball league until I was 40 years old. I played every Monday night and the guys would say, "You take…

— Jack Nicklaus

I think you always hope you can play forever, but you always realize that time will come... I was fortunate I was able to…

— Ron Francis

All these years later there's still something magical when we play. Who would've thought when we started out that 40 years later we'd still…

— Gina Schock

Some guys want to play until they're 40, but that's not me.

— Jordy Nelson

I think for every player it's different. Most guys play for as long as they can until they're sort of pushed out the door.…

— Oliver Luck

I know the blessing of having a dad who played 16 years in the league. That experience, and seeing him as an example, let…

— Stephen Curry

Older players who have experienced failure in the past can sometimes be held back by the fear of it happening again, young ones just…

— Neil Warnock

You always think you're one of those players who will be in one place the whole time, one of those guys they'll never let…

— Wes Welker

You can't imagine what it's like playing to people who have been loyal to you for 25 years and haven't seen you for 15.

— George Michael

I realized that I still had a lot to offer the game. My knowledge could maybe help younger guys. I enjoyed being around the…

— Dave Martinez