Athletes who retired in their prime.

[Fuleco]

Rather than prolonging the inevitable, which athletes went out at the top their game?

 

[roydo]

Borg.

 

[Fuleco]

Zidane, arguably still the best player in the world when he retired.

 

[Lord Buddha]

Michael Jordan?

Didn't he retire around space jam?

 

[ijjysmith]

Arouna Kone

 

[Lord Buddha]

Is Chris Eubank one?

 

[Walken]

Is Chris Eubank one?

no

 

[Walken]

Cantona maybe

 

[chewee]

Alan Prost - retired as World Champion
Steve Redgrave - retired Olympic Champion

 

[chewee]

Is Chris Eubank one?

No Calzaghe beat him towards the end of his career. Calzaghe would be a good shout

 

[Elong]

Andy Flintoff

 

[Walken]

Andy Flintoff

good shout, would you say curtly ambrose, or just below his peak, didnt linger as long as walsh did anyway

 

[Elong]

good shout, would you say curtly ambrose, or just below his peak, didnt linger as long as walsh did anyway

Freddy's body was gone, but his last Ashes performance at least equaled his 2005 effort. What a way to bow out.

 

[Walken]

Freddy's body was gone, but his last Ashes performance at least equaled his 2005 effort. What a way to bow out.

he was talismanic in the 2009 series thats for sure, to this day I'll never know how we managed to win that series

 

[Elong]

he was talismanic in the 2009 series thats for sure, to this day I'll never know how we managed to win that series

Bowling 90mph on one leg, session after session, he farkin loooooved to get those Aussies out! Didn't Jimmy and Monty bat for over an hour to save one game?