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The best thing about getting older is knowing history. The longer you live, the longer you have been in a sport, the more you know, and the more you know where things started.

— John Madden

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I don't feel like I'm getting older. I think it's the way I've looked after myself. I take my football seriously. I love scoring goals and I get a good feeling from it, so I'll do whatever it takes to be fit and feel good in games.

— Jermain Defoe

The great thing about getting older is that you get a chance to tell the people in your life who matter what they mean to you.

— Mike Love

Getting older is hard.

— Alec Baldwin

I'm 33 years old; I'm getting old. Every year is different, and as an athlete, you've got to be honest with yourself.

— Mo Farah

No matter how many years you play, it's always something new and exciting. It's sports, you never know what may happen.

— Curtis Joseph

You don't get older, you get better.

— Shirley Bassey

So many people feel that once you reach a certain age then it's time for you to retire from a sport you love. I don't think that's true at all. I think age should not dictate that.

— Alonzo Mourning

When you're an athlete and you play every day and are conditioning yourself every year, the aging is gradual.

— Cal Ripken, Jr.

✗Opposing Perspectives

The thing about getting older is the injuries. You just get injured more often. You take time off, you come back, you get injured again and you never get in shape.

— Allen Johnson

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

— Madeleine L'Engle