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I always said to myself that the minute I thought I'd slipped, and not be the player I wanted to be, it was time for me to go.

I always said to myself that if I thought I slipped and could not be the player that I want to be, then it was time for me to go.

Some players tell me that since retiring they've had the urge to go somewhere every three days. To satisfy that urge, they may even jump in the car and drive around the block.

I think every new player needs time when they come to a new club and a new country, and I certainly did.

Every football player knows when his time is up.

You know, when you can play with the greatest players of that particular era, you look forward to going to the ballpark. I mean, you thought it was great to be there in the clubhouse. You thought it was great to be on the field.

Times have changed. The athletes have changed.

When Buddy played, he played all out, all the time. It was a wonder he didn't keel over and die before he did.

The players have to come and play. Today we did.

Every athlete, I think, would like to play forever. They never want to acknowledge that they've lost a step or they can't quite do what they did before.