艾弗森退役申明全文

toallofmyfans：

iwouldliketoannouncemyplanstoretirefromthenationalbasketballassociation.ialwaysthoughtthatwhenileftthegame，itwouldbebecauseicouldn’thelpmyteamthewaythatiwasaccustomedto.however，thatisnotthecase.

istillhavetremendousloveforthegame，thedesiretoplay，andawholelotleftinmytank.ifeelstronglythaticanstillcompeteatthehighestlevel.

steppingawayfromthegamewillallowmetospendqualitytimewithmywifeandkids.thisisarewardthatfarexceedsanythingthati’veeverachievedonthebasketballcourt.ihaveprayedforthisdayandiseeitasmygreatestgift.

iwanttothankthepeopleofreebokinternationalltd.，foralwaysallowingmetobemeandforsupportingmemywholecareerthroughalltheupsanddowns.ihaveenjoyed13wonderfulseasonsinthenba，andiamgrateful.

iwanttofirstacknowledgemyfanseverywhere，whohavebeenwithmethroughoutmyentirecareer.withoutyou，therewouldbenome.youshouldallknowthatiappreciateyoursupportfromthebottomofmyheart.thankyou。

tomichaeljordan，magicjohnson，isiahthomas，charlesbarkleyandlarrybird，youguysgavemethevisiontoplaythegamethatwillbeforeverinmyheart.

tomymom，whoencouragedandinspiredmetoplayeveryday，andtoallofmyfamilyandfriendswhostoodbymefromthebeginning.thankyou。

tomyhighschoolcoach，michaelbailey，coachjohnthompsonatgeorgetownuniversity，coachlarrybrownandtoallofmyothercoaches，teammates，administrators，ownersandstaffwho’vebeenapartofmycareer，thankyouaswell。