5 things you can learn from Gareth Southgate about retirement (READ DESC)

Gareth Southgate - EVERY athlete needs to know this.

•“The reality is you can’t play forever” - Elite level sporting careers are short lived.

•“We should talk more about the second stage of your life” - Start thinking NOW about your plans after retirement. The best way to be prepared is to start early.

•“There’s a big world out there with lots of opportunity” - The end of your sporting career, doesn’t have to mean the end of everything.

•“Some of the skills that you learn, teamwork, leadership, communication, recovering from defeat put you in a really good place for another world” - Professional athletes have a lot of skills that are transferrable.

•“How is anything going to replicate playing for England” - Sport isn’t everything, there is a life outside of sport out there. Understand what interests you, what skills you have and how you can apply them to other careers.

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