Being Quote by Maya Moore

I missed years of birthdays, celebrations and simple moments, so I'm enjoying being able to be more present, now I'm a washed-up athlete.

— Dylan Alcott

Sport that consumed me for over two decades . . . is now gone. Now it's just me. No pressure, no expectations, no need…

— Clara Hughes

When you become a professional athlete, everybody thinks you have to do some kind of charity work and I wanted to, but I didn't…

— Blake Bortles

I really want to be able to keep going and I realize that in some aspects I've got to treat myself like an athlete.

— Jason Mraz

I want to successfully make the transition from a life in professional sports to another life, without running into major upheavals.

— Oliver Kahn

I always wanted to be a professional athlete and really did not necessarily care which sport.

— Mardy Fish

It was important for me to have something to fall back on and not just rely on my athletics to get me through everything…

— Ashlyn Harris

Sports were a way for me to get comfortable with my body. I learned to appreciate everything I could still do.

— Oksana Masters

Life's short, you know? Especially as an athlete. Your career is very short, and you use the opportunities that you have because you're not…

— Lindsey Vonn

It's important to just kind of get away from your sport until you miss it. It's about taking time to enjoy other aspects of…

— Misty May-Treanor

At one point that's all I cared about, being a pro athlete. But I realized I wasn't athletic enough.

— Josh Duhamel

Being athletic has really become a big part of my career.

— Kelly Overton