In an article titled “Era más fácil jugar que mirar desde el costado de la cancha,” which translates into It was easier to play, than to watch from the sidelines, Manu Ginobili wrote about some post-retirement life happenings.
He started off by discussing his retirement decision:
“Como conté en la columna anterior, al volver de vacaciones toqué la pelota un par de veces, la piqué, la olí, pero ya no era lo mismo.” Luego continuó, “estoy más convencido de que hace un mes que tomé la decisión correcta.”
English translation: “As I stated in the previous column, once I returned from vacation, I touched the basketball a couple of times, I dribbled it, I smelt it, but it just wasn’t the same.