This year we had a number of sporting greats retire.
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Zinedine Zidane
He possessed a certain grace and elegance in his playing, and you couldn’t help but sit back and marvel in awe at some of the skills he displayed.
He was certainly a class apart.
The best Zidane goal I remember watching is the volley he scored for Real Madrid in the 2002 final of the [...]
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A Year the Greats Retired
Sunday, 31 December, 2006
Ian Thorpe Signs Off From A Swimmingly Good Career
Thursday, 23 November, 2006
So Ian Thorpe, one of the greatest swimmers of our generation, has announced his retirement from competitive swimming at age 24.
He ends his career having won 11 world titles, 5 Olympic golds, and having broken 13 individual long-course world records(!).
He still holds the world record in the 200m freestyle with a time of 1:44.06, and in the 400m freestyle with an [...]
