A Quote by Haile Gebrselassie

Why should I say I will retire in three or four years? You retire the very moment you utter those words. — © Haile Gebrselassie
Why should I say I will retire in three or four years? You retire the very moment you utter those words.
People say, 'Oh, so you should retire.' Yeah, you want me to retire so you won't get knocked out. I won't retire.
Retire? Retire from What? Life? I will only retire when I am dead!
Faithful servants never retire. You can retire from your career, but you will never retire from serving God.
If you are smart, you never retire. You may retire from that job you have had for many years, but you will pick up another career for yourself of some type.
The question why did you retire is a much nicer one than why don't you retire
What I'm really looking to do is retire undefeated; I'm not sure when the right time to retire will be, but I know that I'm not done yet. Something still feels unfinished, and that's why I'm going to keep going.
If you say you plan to retire in two or three years, you've already retired.
The biggest thing I learned is that when Dana says retire, you should retire. Otherwise, you will blow your knee out before your next fight.
The word 'retirement' doesn't really sit well with me. There comes a time when you reach a position in society or culture where people will not let you retire. You can say, 'Alright, I'm going to hang up my guitar,' but people will still not let you retire.
People say you never retire in this [film] business and I say, well, not until they retire you.
I wish I could say farewell and retire but there is nothing for me to retire from.
Most people don't hold a job for 45 years. They pass on or want to retire. I don't want to retire. My real goal is to do 50 years on 'Sesame Street,' and I only got 4-and-a-half years to go.
When I hurt my knee, I knew it was time to retire from dancing, and I needed a job just to pay the bills, and I ended up as a receptionist for about three-four years.
I've decided to pick my moment to retire very carefully - in about 200 years time.
I’ve decided to pick my moment to retire very carefully – in about 200 years’ time.
Retirement is a very subjective thing. There are guys I know who retire and they're very happy and they never miss work at all. I can't see myself retiring and fondling a dog every day. I like to get up and work and go out. I have too much energy or too much nervous anxiety or something. So I don't see myself retiring. Maybe I will suddenly get a stroke or a heart attack and I will be forced to retire, but if my health holds out I don't expect to retire.
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