What are the best retirement speeches by a sportsperson?

Although there are many contenders for this spot the one I would like to nominate is by Lou Gehrig, the greatest baseball player in the history of the sport. read more

The speech was amazing. It really brought tears to my eyes. To me, this was the wittiest retirement speech ever while having a proper touch of gratitude. PS: James Tomlinson was the leading wicket-taker in the 2008 First Division of the County Championship. read more

A retirement speech isn’t meant to be a detailed rundown of your history with your soon-to-be ex-employer. Rather, it is a chance to show your gratitude for the opportunities you had there. Tailor your talk to the attendees. read more

Structuring your speech. It’s funny we work all our lives and in many ways our retirement speech is the last thing we have to do. You would think that we would put a lot of time into what to say. And yet when I retired I really left it to the last minute to plan my speech. One suggestion on the structure is to use a comparison over time. read more