A Quote by Adam Goodes

Injuries weren't the reason why I retired. I retired on my own terms.

Adam Goodes

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Adam Goodes
Australian - Athlete

I am actually retired - yes, I am retired. But I like to work. So I'm retired until someone calls me up to work.

Vilmos Zsigmond

Musically, what happened was this: I retired twice. I retired after The Black Crowes, and I retired after Brand New Immortals. Then, we started buying real estate, which really took up my time. I was busy. I was still teaching yoga, but I was mostly busy running business, and I was fine. I was happy.

Johnny Colt

I've retired a couple of times. It's great, because you can just say, 'Oh, I'm sorry. I'm retired.'

Bill Murray

When I said I retired from basketball playing, I have retired. You will not see me play again. That is a promise.

Karl Malone

A man has a birthright to be tired and retired. I am retired completely.

Rajneesh

When I retired in 2002 I had retired to stay home with my family and didn't necessarily think my playing days were over.

Darren Flutie

War coverage should be more than a parade of retired generals and retired government flacks posing as reporters.

Amy Goodman

I am not retired! I will be retired the day I die.

Jesus Franco

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 come back.

Joe Calzaghe

When I retired, I stopped playing because of my body, so much pain and injuries.

Ronaldo

My dad is a retired Shakespeare professor, my mother a retired classicist. Suffice to say I grew up in a house full of books, where reading was encouraged if not required.

Sarah Dessen

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 was at peace after 15 years - I was lucky to play that long.

Clyde Drexler

Mentally I was retired, and physically I was retired. I was playing recreational ball. But when the decision happened with Chris Bosh and LeBron, I felt like I could really be good in that system.

Penny Hardaway

I kinda like this Jay-Z thing, where he’s retired, but he keeps doing shows. I think I beat him to that. If you say you’re retired, people don’t bother you so much, and then if you want to do something, you can do it.

Bill Murray

Being a retired major looks like an ideal thing to me. What a pity you couldn't eternally have been just a retired major.