Rugby legend bryan habana pens emotional statement as he announces his retirement - ruck
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SPRINGBOK LEGEND BRYAN HABANA HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT FROM ALL RUGBY AND WILL HANG UP HIS BOOTS AT THE END OF THE CURRENT SEASON. The 34-year-old, who is South Africa’s all-time leading
try scorer with 67 tries from his 124 Tests, confirmed the news in an Instagram post on Tuesday. ------------------------- > So it’s my turn to say Thank You: > . > > The
inevitable moment has come knocking on my door and I’ve… > https://t.co/jWChbl7rfI > > — Bryan Habana (@BryanHabana) April 24, 2018 ------------------------- “The inevitable moment
has come knocking on my door and I’ve welcomed it in for a drink,” Habana wrote. “It’s been more than a year of hoping, trying, pushing and willing to get back on the field for one last
time, to taste the sweet victory or encounter that gut-wrenching despair. “But it’s unfortunately just not to be. I, like most, would have liked my career to have ended differently, but
sometimes things don’t turn out quite the way we hope for.” Habana has enjoyed an illustrious career, achieving World Cup glory with the Springboks in 2007, twice winning Super Rugby with
the Bulls as well as being crowned back-to-back European champions with Toulon. > So it’s my turn to say Thank You: . The inevitable moment has come > knocking on my door and I’ve
welcomed it in for a drink. . It’s > been more than a year of hoping, trying, pushing and willing to get > back on the field for one last time, to taste the sweet victory or >
encounter that gut-wrenching despair. To hear the roar of the crowd > or grab the pill out of the air. To make that last bone crunching > tackle or score that last game winning try.
But it’s unfortunately > just not to be. I, like most, would have liked my career to have > ended differently, but sometimes things don’t turn out quite the > way we hope for. . So
at the end of this season, it’s time to say > goodbye and thank you to the game I so dearly love. . To try and sum > up the past 16 years and how quickly they’ve flown by or even >
begin to describe how amazing the journey has been is impossible. . > I would though like to express my gratitude: . • First and > foremost, to God for blessing me with the talent to
play this > beautiful game. • To my wife Janine, Timothy and our newborn > Gabriel, for your support, sacrifice and love to follow me to all > corners of the earth so that I can
pursue my dreams. • To my > family and friends, far and wide, who wore their hearts on their > sleeves as much as I did. • To the coaches, team-mates, medical > and support staff in
all the teams I was involved in. • To every > opponent that made the battle tough and worthwhile. • To all my > sponsors over the years who believed in me enough to support me on >
the journey. • To the fans, who make the game what it is. • To > the critics, not to prove you wrong but so that I could prove to > myself I could. • To the media, who take the game
to households > the world over. • To the lessons learnt, through the good times > and the bad. • To the friendships made and experiences a plenty. . > But most of all to Rugby,
because for me it truly is a game made in > heaven. . As a close friend one said: “memories are all we > have.” And I’m immensely grateful for the memories I take with > me into the
next chapter. . With much respect . BH11 > > A post shared by Bryan Habana (@bryanhabana_) on Apr 24, 2018 at > 4:00am PDT