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"Players like Ronaldo walking out the door, they go on to better things because he's leaving because this club is failing."
"Getting a taste of early basketball success doesn't necessarily translate into making a living out of the sport."
"I was blessed to play this game to make the money I made, the accomplishments I made in eight years is like, I'm complete."
"More than half of 2014's first round picks have made a Pro Bowl in their career, but it's been 10 years. That's a lifetime in the NFL."
"It's like the Pinnacle starting out at Academy young age and then getting that big deal in the first team."
"That's officially gonna do it. Kobe Bryant has retired after 22...I don't know if that's accurate actually."
"So I went on loan to Sunderland and I remember I had a good season for Sunderland."
"Rising to popularity in mixed martial arts is such a long shot. Not only do you have to win fights against people who are trained to beat you into oblivion..."
"If Jake loses, now we start talking about maybe the KSI's of the world, which are big fights but there's a big difference here. If he wins, he really does open that door." - Ariel Helwani
"A career as a footballer is only so long, so you want to live every single moment when you can."
"How many guys are fighting the creme de La Creme at 15-0 at 14-0 at 16-0 in boxing and now here's a kid who's 24 who said I'm not even going to take an extra payday because I don't want to do anything to mess this up."
"What is clear to see is that Brewster has a bright future ahead of him wherever he ends up."
"There is a perception that Michael Owen was an enormous flop at Real Madrid..."
"Up next, Mark Martin decides to go out and have the best season of his entire career."
"When Cox was a rookie new to the sport these bloopers were part of the novelty Act when Cox was a veteran the passionate Collingwood fans were less forgiving."
"His career should have at least 10 seasons left. I wonder how many more Super Bowls he's gonna win with this stack team."
"He announced his retirement at 29. He said I'm going to do one more and then I'm never going to fight again."
"Tom Brady has led a storybook career unprecedented 20-year run that kind of feels like something out of a fairy tale."
"I think an NFL team should draft me because I'm going to represent their franchise to the best of my ability."
"You talk about someone that plays hard... those guys play in the league and they play for a long time."
"After my second season, my coaches were telling me, 'Teams are giving you draft grades. It seems like it's right there. It's attainable.'"
"I want to play for a team that has the opportunity to win a Super Bowl. I want that [ __ ] number 77."
"Brandon Marshall was an absolute monster over the course of his career."
"He's surely realized we're four years into the contract now that he's not going to be first name on the team sheet and he's seemingly happy to do actually when he's been fit he has played a reasonable amount."
"34 year old from houston john molina a champion of the pba tour for the first time in his career 250 202 he takes down the lefty jacob buttriff in the championship match and wins the 2021 chameleon championship."
"If you told me I'd die at 50 but I'll be a premier league footballer or live 100 or 1950."
"Anytime somebody can pay you 10 times your total income to play a sport... absolutely 100 percent take that money."
"Your baseball skills will take you far, but your personal reputation is important as well."
"She seems so at home here that kind of works as well for Jay Herbert he's been promoted obviously onto the main card in his Corner he's the current UFC welterweight world champion and Jason Sensational form right now."
"Lujan must have been a natural because by 1999 just two years later Lou was sent by his coach to join the provincial team."
"Baker Mayfield had maybe the best season of his career."
"If you're successful on the pitch, you'll make the money off the pitch anyway."
"I could not think of a more perfect way for the perfect halfback to go out."
"The first and second half of 2022 were night and day for Austin Theory."
"He's still so young. 11 yearly awards, three Super Bowls, chasing down Patrick Mahomes."
"All my dreams of playing NFL football were over."
"An athlete's career cannot last forever and let's face it it is rather fleeting."
"Look after your body better than I did... If you do, you can go on and play into your 40s in this day and age."
"He was very emotional calling it a career really had a very long speech and thank everyone you could imagine uh it was great to see a guy that emotional and he will be a Hall of Famer no doubt about it"
"I never thought I had any chance in basketball because I started off so late."
"Finally, Paul Pogba might get a bit of freedom."
"I wanted to be a professional baseball player and that's the next step that I took in my life."
"I want to continue to go and end it with a championship."
"If I was Jack Grealish and I've been ignored so much by my national manager, I'd be thinking of moving to Germany and playing for a big German team."
"Making it to the NBA roster is everything I work for every day."
"Brady's first year in Tampa Bay rejuvenated his career at an age where he should have been declining."
"I've seen the highest of the highest, the lowest of the lows in this sport."
"was my first team you know your first love and all of that and i'm forever grateful to john barnard and ron dennis giving me the opportunity to have a go in formula one."
"I could have kept playing I could have like limped along but that wasn't who I was you know I came to the league I said I had a couple goals I wanted to play for 10 years I want to have like 10 000 yards you know just be known to have that impact."
"Sophia Flörsch will join our program, she will race in Formula 3 for the season, and we are really proud that you will be part of our Formula 1 Academy."
"Harper dominated the minors and quickly moved up to the majors at 19 years old..."
"Walking back into Madison Square Garden after 15 years of professional sports really took me back to my playing days."
"When he found the sport of boxing, this was his true calling."
"No matter how good you are at football, it comes to a point where you have to retire."
"One would expect him to get one, and given his contribution to the club over the last decade, it hasn't always been plain sailing."
"He deserves to have a great football career and just a great life."
"He's gonna potentially hold some kind of Championship here at one point in his career."
"Romario would again return to Brazil to play for Flamengo."
"I always felt like I had the excuse of boxing."
"Let's put ourselves in the head here of Anthony Herrera I mean he wanted to turn professional for such a long time."
"I never seriously considered it beyond just brief moments here and there of feeling, 'Well, yeah, but I'm already almost 30 years old. Who becomes a professional athlete at 30 years old?'"
"Continuing to impress here at Newcastle. This has been an extremely good loan spell."
"Our overall rating, our transfer value has gone up to five point nine. We're now a fiery player apparently."
"You've got to remember this guy is only 25 years old, he's only had six caps."
"If you look at Jones and his career, he's been a freak of nature athletically since day one."
"For me the most exciting time is when you're watching a guy burn through the ranks on their way to the title."
"Davidson is devastating... his production should carry over to the next level."
"LeBron does have a chance... LeBrons path to having a greater career than Michael Jordan."
"Your dollar comes first because your career is going to go by fast."
"I've been very lucky to live the dream fighting all over the world and representing Australia."
"By the time Marcus Rashford is done with Manchester United, the boy can demand whatever he wants."
"He's potentially a legacy player for United, I really believe that when he gets a run of goals he'll go on a run and he'll score."
"Great players that are playing in great football clubs, but if they see the possibility of continuing their career in Barcelona, they consider that and they feel excited."
"It's officially gonna do it for Ernie Johnson in his 19-year career."
"It's been a journey. I knew I had an NFL future, but it was gonna be one of burning my way ended up being a fourth round pick with the Washington Redskins."
"Jeremy McGrath was in the Twilight of his career before finally being dethroned by Ricky Carmichael, AKA the Goat."
"Cameron Carter-Vickers to Celtic baby, this is a seventh loan spell away from Tottenham and he's finally found a home."
"This guy's the best striker in the world, 50 million pound to Chelsea and yeah, one transfer literally [__] ruined his whole career."
"You know I don't know how many lives... the fighting life of Max Holloway has."
"The rivalry with Rashad Evans may not have been as vicious, but it may be one of the most important moments in Jon Jones's career."
"The second act of Green's Hall of Fame career has only just begun."
"His career is a story of willpower really, you know, he's as a career unlike most Liverpool players really instrumental influential."
"I feel like you're being more appreciated as time goes on and 10 years after you're done, we will talk about you way more fondly than we did when you were fighting actively, especially in the UFC."
"Is Valtteri actually going to last the season? Which remains to be seen."
"Just because mctominay isn't a youngster bursting onto the scene it doesn't mean that he still can't develop into a top-level player."
"It's super important that I have a value as a player, and that value is really important."
"No longer can be considered a young player making his way in the game."
"A young man from Texas, from a very hard scrabble upbringing, is playing for the Dallas Cowboys."
"I was never a free agent. I never had an opportunity to see what teams I could join and what offers I would get."
"It's such a short career; it's 10 years of your life. Hopefully, this is a turning corner for Manchester United."
"If Ronaldo wants to go there, I'd let him go. All the best, you know, you are a legend."
"This is legitimately the start of Roman Reigns' Hall of Fame career."
"We've had chats over the years... it hasn't been the easiest and most straightforward route."
"I feel like mentally it's probably when I got let go from Ipswich at the age of 16."
"Tonight begins Chris Danger's road to the big leagues."
"This is truly the beginning of Danger's legacy."
"Graham Potter was born in the West Midlands but he has both played and managed on England's south coast."
"clint boyer raced for four different teams competed for championships was involved in one of the biggest fights in nascar history."
"I just got to thank you, coach. I wouldn't even be here if you hadn't talked me into it way back when."
"IT WAS A DREAM COME TRUE FOR ME. I STARTED WHEN I WAS 11."
"King Ryan was on his way to the big time and no amount of trash talk or clowning around was going to change it."
"Kemba Walker going overseas is not some tragic ending to a great career; it is the best decision he could have made."
"Who is more likely to better their chances of making the Hall of Fame: Kemba Walker playing on one of the best teams in Euro league or John Wall riding the pine in the NBA?"
"Kent started his Giants career absolutely raking."
"When I was before when I was watching the El Clasico that kind of dream of mine was playing in this game and now I have opportunity to play in El Clasico in Madrid and is the huge dream as well but it's also the huge challenge."
"Just keep the feet on the ground, take the right steps, the right fights, and this kid's going to be a superstar."
"Everyone's talking about Felix Cash. On we go, European title next or world level, guy. You know, Felix has the ability to go on European and definitely fight for world titles."
"LeBron James period has had the greatest NBA career of all time."
"It was the only thing I knew because as my brothers had been pros and there was nothing else at all." - Bill Shankly
"Imagine you were so good at hockey then someone offered you a hundred million dollars to play it and after a couple years you were like no I'm good."
"Mike Tyson continues on his search to regain the world heavyweight title."
"I was born in Nottingham, I joined Manchester United on the 10th of January 1995, I made my debut on the 22nd of January 1995 in a home win against Blackburn where we won one nil with Eric Cantona scoring the only goal of the game."
"Eventually, Hunter will secure the starting striker spot. It is inevitable."
"He just cared about 'I'm gonna I love doing this, I'm just going to slowly get better and when the timing is right boom he made a push and got a belt.'"
"It's just a way that timing and everything else plays out when you get to a title shot you've earned it here."
"He finished his career with the Memphis Grizzlies, 17-year career."
"Max Hummels: signed for just 4 million euros, became one of the best center-backs in the Bundesliga."
"There's always someone new coming up, there's always someone stronger, faster, better. Nobody's champion forever."
"After so many years of struggle, that man was drafted in 2020. He didn't even appear in an NBA game till 2026, and at 30 years old here he is, winning his first ever getting his first ever recognition."
"He is a player that still has something that you're still in, I think he'll have a lot to offer a football club."
"Visited Griner and reported she was in good shape. The 31-year-old plays her off-seasons in Russia where she earns in excess of a million dollars a season."
"Making the league is tough... It takes a lot right... Are we training right, are we year round staying consistent? You gotta have a full package to be in the league."
"I know that when I win this fight and leave victorious it's definitely going to project my career in ways that I can't even fathom right now."
"These players were unknown to the rest of the world and stuck in NPB but many of them would go on to come to America and have amazing MLB careers."
"Well, you have to wonder, is this the last time we'll see Peyton Manning on the field?"
"It's Daniel Ricciardo's last race for McLaren, but it's also his 232nd consecutive start. It's the longest continuous run of races on the grid."
"He's retired he's retired still like at the top you know I mean still at a good club at a good level not CR7 yeah and hasn't embarrassed himself you know."
"Probably though his best season at Manchester United. Been joined in the summer of, what, 2018? Was very disappointing in his first."
"Whatever fights that we get offered we're going to take. We want to be as active as possible. Let's get this thing going."
"2021 is going to be his year again... what a story unbelievable."
"Kobe Bryant: drafted in 1996 by the Charlotte Hornets, he was promptly traded over to the Los Angeles Lakers where he'd spent his entire career."
"I don't regret anything I've done in boxing."
"You like to take the piss out of what Phil Foden looks like, but you'd like to be doing what he's doing—playing for Man City in a Champions League quarter-final."
"He may end up being in sort of the spot he's always been which is like in real interesting free agent."
"If he wants to be the best player on the planet he has to stay at Liverpool."
"First official loss marked a lasting change."
"We come from nothing and we work a lot to be here."
"He's on the right track towards a title fight within two to three years."
"Even at the age of 37, Chad Reed's determination has never wavered, his persistence has never let time dictate his story."
"Every day John Jones stays out of the ring he fades further into a memory and the world keeps marching on without missing a beat."
"Being an NFL is something that I've always dreamed of."
"Virgil Ortiz has the potential to be the best and most successful fighter out of all of them."
"Every time his career has been at a low point, every time that people started counting him out, Baker Mayfield dug deep and proved everybody wrong."
"Styles began wrestling on the Georgia independent scene in 1998, dropping out of Anderson University to pursue the sport full-time."
"I'm back to enjoying my football. Manchester United's the worst move I've ever made and I'll never make that mistake again."
"Was that my only shot of winning a Formula One race in my career?"
"LeBron's basketball was more than a game. It is business and to his deepest desires as a free agent."
"He's a good player and you can't salute the career he's had so far at the age of his."
"He's going to be a star, wherever Justin Fields goes."
"He could have another three World Cups in him. That's scary."
"Here we are. This is it. I'm ready to declare for the draft. First day of the rest of your life."
"If you're Harland, do you go to Man City now?"
"Top four definitely, uh, I'll be shocked if Arsenal don't make top four."
"Lee Petty could definitely take this crown as he's the one who pioneered stock car racing as a legitimate career path."
"Baker's stock has never been higher. The transition from the goat has gone seamlessly in Tampa."
"He sorted out the best basketball program for me and wanted me to get out of the city."
"I'm not sure where he's at on it, number three I think, yeah. So, it would put me there. But if you look at the run that I'm on..."
"Genetics are a mother, also he played basketball for 20 years."
"For all his many achievements, it was an outstanding run to Super Six Glory that truly launched the name of Andre Ward, boxing star."
"Jeff Bagwell went on to become a Bonafide Superstar, he clubbed nearly 450 home runs and 15 awesome seasons for Houston, winning a rookie of the year and MVP award in the National League."
"It was never lost on Keith Thurman that this was a privileged position to be in."
"There's nothing more that I would want than to compete for Optic."
"Frazier climbed the ranks by knocking out one opponent after the next."
"There is a ton of Reason to Believe Ali's MLB career is over."
"Even after 20 years, you've played 20 seasons, you've accomplished probably more than you thought you would at this point, and you still want more."
"At the end of the day, I played 16 years and I never felt like my past made me entitled to my present."
"I think Ronaldo will stay fit enough to play football until he's into his 40s."
"I've had such an amazing tremendous life. Because of a stupid ball, I go to Auburn, Philadelphia for eight years, Phoenix for four years, my last four years in Houston."
"The dominance he displayed over the course of his Collegiate career had our Prospect locked in to be a first round pick."
"What a long trip, but I'm glad to be here." - Jason Belmonte
"Kevin Durant has retired from the NBA after 21 years."
"If you want to play regular, you have to be a team where your talents merit playing every week."
"He's one of the few where you think actually he's taking a step that is better for him than being at Man United."
"You have to remember we are talking about a player who hasn't had a real full season at any level since his high school days."
"Trey Lance: Given the spotlight, could see a lot of success."
"The Irishman has gone from showing great potential to his potential to be special."
"Luis Enrique belongs to a rare group of players who have played for both Barcelona and Real Madrid."
"We were drafted with the 25th or 26th overall pick in the NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins to become hopefully the new starting quarterback."
"Ruben Neves is a man who was so close to making the perfect move in his career."
"Tom Brady will be leaving the New England Patriots, he will be playing his career elsewhere."
"He's loved by the fans here. He's got a big decision to make. He should stay at Arsenal."
"He really has a breakout St because before that move to um to unon sanul was in 2022 he'd only scored 13 goals across four years at Bodo glimp."
"Rob Gronkowski is too good and too young to retire."
"Does Phillip Rivers deserve to make the hall of fame?"
"Christopher Nowinski... a promising career was cut short due to post-concussion syndrome."
"The obvious player that just has to leave for the sake of his own career is probably Harry Winks."
"I'd rather see these lower level ugf players out in the league making plays for others teams."
"How many fights into his career is Patty Pimblet? Let's see Patty Pimblet is now officially, let's see his record he's 20-3 my man has had 23 Pro fights."
"The average professional footballer, if they spend about 15 years in the game, will make somewhere in the region of 500 senior appearances. Some will play a lot more."
"He doesn't owe anybody anything as a footballer, a young man of 32."
"To become world champion at club level has to be the highest recognition for a player."
"Chapman's time with the Cubs was short but it couldn't have gone any better."
"His resume speaks for himself, and he'll probably be NBA Hall of Famer once it's all said and done."
"Lynch's story is that of a quick rise to fame and an even quicker fall."
"Zack Greinke has casually put up a Hall of Fame career."
"Joey Votto would probably make it into the Hall of Fame if he retired today."
"Jaden Sancho could quite literally lock down the right flank for 10 years."
"I believe that there's the best chapter to write yet in the story of Anthony Joshua."
"Harry Kane may well leave Spurs this summer if they don't get Champions League football."
"Just how it went so horribly wrong and just became a player that no one could."