Tennis: Hewitt dismisses retirement talk (sport – brief)
Lleyton Hewitt has dismissed talk of his retirement as ‘a load of rubbish’ ahead of the new season.
MELBOURNE:
Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt has dismissed talk of his retirement as ‘a load of rubbish’ ahead of the new season. The Australian has been troubled by a toe injury but the 30-year-old insists quitting is not on his agenda. “Retirement talks have been around since I was 26 because I was a 10-year veteran by then,” he said. “So for me it’s just a load of rubbish. I go out there and do my job and I’m fortunate that I’m in a sport where I can choose when I want to stop. I’m more motivated now than a couple of years ago.”
Published in The Express Tribune, December 30th, 2011.
Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt has dismissed talk of his retirement as ‘a load of rubbish’ ahead of the new season. The Australian has been troubled by a toe injury but the 30-year-old insists quitting is not on his agenda. “Retirement talks have been around since I was 26 because I was a 10-year veteran by then,” he said. “So for me it’s just a load of rubbish. I go out there and do my job and I’m fortunate that I’m in a sport where I can choose when I want to stop. I’m more motivated now than a couple of years ago.”
Published in The Express Tribune, December 30th, 2011.