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Stresses on personal relationships behind elite athletes' decision to retire
                   
scotsman.com     May 17, 2008            

Published Date: 17 May 2008 Sorenstam and Henin earned right to walk away at top of their sports IT WAS after he became the only golfer ever to win the Grand Slam in 1930 that Bobby Jones made one of the most surprising announcements in sporting history. Golfer Annika Sorenstam, winner of ten...


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Henin may return if she can't find peace

dailymail.co.uk     May 17, 2008          

Comments Justine Henin's family believe she may yet return to tennis — perhaps even within a year if she fails to find satisfaction in her new life. The 25-year-old Belgian women's No 1, who quit the game on Wednesday, played tennis for fun yesterday against her brother, Thomas, at his new club...

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After world No 1 Henin stuns the game by walking away like Borg, Ivanovic pledges to fight on

dailymail.co.uk     May 17, 2008          

Comments It was a sight guaranteed to draw a crowd on an overcast morning in the Italian capital. For Ana Ivanovic, playing her part alongside Maria Sharapova and Serena and Venus Williams in a no-expense-spared film to promote women's tennis, it was just another step in her ascent towards the...

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Justine Henin: Her powerful domination of women's tennis was unique

sportingo.com     May 17, 2008          

She has cut short her career at the ripe young age of 25 for all the right reasons. 'Her business on the court was not to show off her latest line of tennis outfit straight out of the Paris showroom but to just show her talent' In 1999, Justine Henin made a definitive entry in the world of...

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No. 1 Justine Henin retires from tennis immediately - Yahoo! News

bibsonomy.org     May 17, 2008          

By RAF CASERT, AP Sports Writer Wed May 14, 3:28 PM ET LIMELETTE, Belgium - The determination that helped Justine Henin beat bigger, stronger opponents time and again was fading. Henin retired from tennis Wednesday, an abrupt ending to a career in which she won seven Grand Slam singles titles and...

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Two Quitters Who Won, A Lot

msn.com     May 17, 2008          

Some women just don't know when to quit. And then there's Annika Sorenstam and Justine Henin. Both of the A-list athletes—Sorenstam (age 37) in golf, Henin (25) in tennis— announced their retirement last week, and they did it while still at the top of their games. Of course, they can afford to...

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Edgerton: Ten athletes who retired too young

espn.go.com     May 15, 2008          

Justine Henin's stunning retirement at the age of 25 was astounding, considering her status as the world No. 1 tennis player and the fact that the French Open -- where she is the three-time defending champion -- is less than two weeks away. However, she is not the first to retire in the prime of...

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