Jerry Green: Perception of retirement - and athletes' careers - changes over time

Source: The Detroit News - Jun 2, 2012 at 10:28 PM

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This past week in Detroit we lost two champions to retirement. Nicklas Lidstrom announced his retirement after 20 years as a defenseman for the Red Wings. Magglio Ordonez's retirement from baseball was confirmed a couple of days earlier.

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