When I retire, I'm going to go home and say, 'I played for what?' You know, if I don't win anything.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't want to retire. I still want to play.
I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.
My eventual goal is to win a championship. And before I retire, I just want to win a championship. That's it.
If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
You retire, but you're still aching to play. But in order to play, you have to resist certain temptations, and train hard. And I just didn't have the desire to do that any more.
You know, everybody has a slogan, and once you beat people over the head with it so much, then that's what you'll eventually be called once you retire from the sport or whatever.
You always see people coming back to the sport, and I've always thought, 'Gosh, when you're done playing, wouldn't you just want to stay at home?'
When I retired in 2002 I had retired to stay home with my family and didn't necessarily think my playing days were over.
I'm really in retirement. My career is over. I'm just playing now and having a great time. I like to keep busy, and I'm doing what's fun for me.
When I said I retired from basketball playing, I have retired. You will not see me play again. That is a promise.