Retiring is never an easy decision for a profe sional athlete, but feels contentment after earlier this Nolan Ryan Jersey week after spending 19 seasons in the ."I'm at peace," Anthony said of his decision, via . "That doesn't bother me no more; that idea that you're a loser if you don't win a championship. For me, I've won. I won back in 2003, the night I shook David Stern's hand on that draft stage. I made it out of Red Hook. I've won at life. The ring is the only thing I didn't get. It would've been a great accomplishment, but I don't regret it, because I feel like I did everything I could to get it." Anthony is absolutely right. He didn't win a ring in the NBA, but Gary Carter Jersey he did virtually everything else over the course of his basketball career, and his legacy certainly shouldn't be defined by the one thing he didn't do. This is a guy who won a National Championship during his lone season at Syracuse and could walk around with three Olympic Gold Medals dangling from his neck if he wanted to. Only eight people in the history of the NBA scored more points than Anthony, and few were more entertaining in their prime. Anthony being at peace with the conclusion of his career doesn't mean he isn't without regrets. He admits to wishing he were more learned on the busine s side of the league during his early playing days. When guys he entered Carlos Gomez Jersey the league with like and Dwyane Wade signed three-year extensions to afford future flexibility for themselves, Anthony was short-sighted and signed a five-year extension, which prohibited him from teaming up with those guys down the line."The only regret I Zack Wheeler Jersey 've got there is not being intelligent enough about the busine s of the game," Anthony said. "I got that call from Dwyane Wade saying, 'Take the three-year deal; we're all doing that,' and I'm like, 'Do you know where I'm from, man?' Like, I'm happy, bro. I'm cool with Denver.'" It certainly would have been cool to see Anthony play alongside James and/or Wade in their primes, but even without that, Anthony constructed a Hall-of-Fame-worthy career for himself. The discourse around the NBA has become inundated with "ring culture," and players are largely judged through that lens. Anthony's decorated 19-year run is a nice reminder that Keon Broxton Jersey players can craft extremely productive, memorable careers even if they are unable to attain team succe s at the highest level.
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