“It was probably right after I made my comeback - after retiring post-2008 Olympics - when I finally felt more at ease with my body. Being away from the sport helped put things in perspective.” MadeBodyFeltSportsPerspectivePostsEaseRetiringOlympicsComeback Author:Alicia Sacramone
“The decision to retire was quite an easy one for me because by that stage my knees were so badly gone. If I had been like Martina Navratilova and my body had let me I would have carried on playing a lot longer.” IfsBodyEasyDecisionGoneStageLet MeKneesRetiringOne For Me Author:Jo Durie
“I think most of us are torn. We have at least two people at war in our body. One person wants to retire and grow fabulous tomatoes, and the other wants to stand up on a pedestal and be worshipped and get bigger and bigger and bigger until she explodes.” PeopleThinkingWantPersonsTwoWarBodyGrowsBiggerRetiringTornFabulousTomatoesPedestal Author:Bette Midler