I have been playing this game since I was 7 years old, and to all of a sudden recognize that you're not going to do it anymore is hard.
Sometimes I finish a movie, and I get used to a certain lifestyle, and when that stops, I get a bit lost for about a week. 'No one is bringing me lunch anymore - I've got to go do that myself?' I lose the main point of my focus.
It wasn't easy for me to find my feet when I first arrived in Europe.
At retirement, switching from "I must" to "I want" leaves me puzzled and uneasy.
all the French speak French - even the children. Many Americans and Britishers who visit the country never quite adjust to this, and the idea persists that the natives speak the language just to show off or be difficult.
Well, probably having to be away from home. When I come back I kind of feel like there's a routine going on that I'm not a part of, so that can be difficult.
It's hard when the season ends and you're not waking up no more for practices, games. You're not in your routine no more.
Through the regular season, if you get really good at what you do, teams will have a hard time adjusting to you.
Back there I could fly a gunship, I could drive a tank, I was in charge of million dollar equipment, back here I can't even hold a job PARKING CARS!
I don't think I understood how deep the Big East was. That was probably something I wasn't prepared for. It's not easy to part rank and make the first step into the middle of the pack.
As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.
