Vote up the best athletes who announced their retirement in 2020.
Which are the best of the athletes who decided to retire in 2020? This list ranks the best athletes who announced their retirement in 2019. Not all athletes plan their retirement. It can be due to factors such as injury or lack of demand from teams within their sport.
In many cases, they are famous players who have decided to move on and explore other avenues in life. Other times, recently retired athletes feel that they have made the most out of their careers and want to go out at the top of their game.
Check this list throughout the year for recent 2020 athlete retirements and vote up the athletes you were most sorry to see call it quits in 2020.
Career achievements
1999 NBA Rookie of the Year
2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion
2000 Olympic gold medalist
8x All-Star (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Birthplace: Daytona Beach, Florida, United States of America
Career achievements
2013 Defensive Player of the Year
2012 Defensive Rookie of the Year
2017 Art Rooney Award winner
7x Pro Bowl selection
5x first-team All-Pro
Career achievements
NFL 2000s All-Decade Team selection
San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team
8x Pro Bowl selection (2004-2011)
3x first-team All-Pro selection (2004-2006)
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Profession: American football player, Basketball player
Career achievements
2x Super Bowl champion (2007, 2011)
2x Super Bowl MVP (2007, 2011)
4x Pro Bowl selection (2008, 2011, 2012, 2015)
2016 Walter Payton Man of the Year
Career achievements
3x All-Star selection (2009, 2011, 2012)
2011 Silver Slugger winner
2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner
4x Marvin Miller Man of the Year (2009, 2016, 2018, 2019)
Career achievements
2x French Open champion (2012, 2014)
2008 Australian Open champion
2004 Wimbledon champion
2006 U.S. Open champion
Former World No. 1
36 career WTA titles
More than $38 million in prize money
2012 Olympic silver medalist (singles)