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April 01, 2014
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Mickey Mantle, 1965: A Classic Photo of a Great Athlete in Decline | LIFE | TIME.com
The greater the athlete, the tougher it is to leave the arena. History is filled with examples of players, in pretty much every sport, who should have hung up their spikes, or their skates, or their racquets long before they finally retired but simply would not - could not - leave at the top of their game.