I did all of this in Colorado. To go from being almost given away to being able to do that ... You want to be able to leave a mark in this game.

I don't think it's like it used to be. I really don't.

It's not only the most difficult decision I've made in my life, it's also the scariest. For half of my life, I've been doing this professionally. And for the other half of my life, I was doing everything I could to become a professional.

I just laid awake all night last night, staring at the TV. Physically and mentally, it's just time to move on. Just time to let somebody else do it.

I'm a handsome man with a charming personality.

As an athlete, you have to have that feeling that you can beat the odds, come back sooner than expected. Otherwise, the guys who are like, 'What's going to happen?', those guys it takes three months longer. It's better to have the reverse attitude.