Quitting or Retiring ?

Athletes and players keep showing everyone that giving up ,desisting or quitting a competition cannot be part of their projects and objectives either. Noone wants to be remembered as a quitter.In sports and life this word quitting should not be uttered or said in any circumstances at all ! Many athletes and players continue to play because of economic pressures,others for the pure love of the game  and  to give back to their teams and fan base that supported them ,but some others continue competing simply for ego reasons.

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/quitter

However,lots of athletes must retire at an early age at the peak of their careers for different reasons. Some young ladies and men are forced to retire because of serious injuries or due to teams' decisions to cut them out.Others are just plain tired,especially after a rough season.

By the way,do you remember Mark Spitz (swimmer),Bjorn Borg (tennis player) and Michael Jordan ( basketball player) ? How old were they when they decided to retire ? Do you believe they became successful people in their new lifestyles ? Do you think it is easy or difficult for these young talented athletes to restart a new life and choose another kind of career ? 

Click on the links below the photos to check some information about these sports celebrities,ok ? Then you can make some comments about them at the bottom of this post,can't you ? 

http://www.complex.com/sports/2012/07/a-history-of-great-athletes-who-retired-by-choice-during-their-prime/elena-dementieva

 http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/mark-spitz-michael-phelps-couldn-beaten-article-1.316881

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1800763-tennis-stars-with-the-most-impressive-second-careers

http://thelegacyproject.co.za/quotes-from-michael-jordan-former-professional-basketball-player/