Decision Quote by Paul F. Tompkins

For me retiring wasn't hard once I knew that that was the decision I was going to make.

— Gabriela Sabatini

I retired simply because I didn't have the passion and motivation anymore; I was tired. At the time I thought, 'Well, I had a…

— Michael Schumacher

I've never thought about the end of my career. I've had this growing motto in my life to live day to day - and…

— Troy Polamalu

Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set…

— Ian Botham

When I was younger, I thought about retiring.

— Tanya Tucker

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

The only time I ever really consider retiring is when I get fed up with the press. Which is often.

— Marianne Faithfull

Just when you arrive at the apex of your skills, it's time to retire. But as it turned out, I decided that since it…

— Twyla Tharp

Why should I say I will retire in three or four years? You retire the very moment you utter those words.

— Haile Gebrselassie

I tried to make a distinct point that I wasn't retiring - that I was moving on.

— Regis Philbin

I made the difficult decision to retire because a campaign of bullying, intimidation and retaliation by President Trump and his allies forever limited the…

— Alexander Vindman

It took me a long time to reach the decision to retire, actually, from the Art Ensemble.

— Joseph Jarman