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There are three ways for an athlete to retire. Theres Door No. 1: the Jim Brown/Bill Russell model, which is to retire at the top of the game without a detectable diminishment of skill. Brown walked away the best player in the game in 1965. An aged, ferocious champion Russell did so in 1969.There is Door No. 2: being knocked into retirement by injury. Andy Roddick hurt his shoulder and called it a career. Terry Bradshaws elbow ended his playing days. There was Joe Montana lying on the frozen turf in Buffalo, concussed, and Larry Bird resting his aching back on the Dream Team sideline. And Joe Theismann, well ...Then there is Door No. 3: hanging on too long. It is the saddest door in sports. It is watching Willie Mays stumble in the outfield, Pedro Martinez get hammered in the World Series and Michael Jordan wear a Washington Wizards jersey.Roger Federers announcement that he will miss the remainder of the 2016 season suggests he will soon be headed toward Door No. 2. But within his Facebook announcement, in which he mentioned his plan to return and play another two or three years, he is risking the dreaded Door No. 3.To love Federer, as his ravenous fan base does, is to read his vow to return to play attacking tennis as his showing the teeth of the shark. For all Federers legendary elegance and beauty, it is his competitive side, the part motivated by slight or appearance of a new rival or someone challenging his place that gives the genius its power.Sharks know only how to eat and fight, however, and dont get hung up on near misses. Doubting Federer fuels the engine. He is quick to remind the public and media that losing to?Sergiy Stakhovsky?at Wimbledon and?Tommy Robredo at the US Open, both in 2013, were not the end of the world after all. Last season, despite losses to Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon and US Open finals, was one of his strongest in years.What door awaits Federer will be a fascinating watch when he returns in 2017. His tank is not empty, in either competitiveness or love for the sport. He hasnt won a major since 2012, but he has been a finalist three times. For him, that is proof that he has no reason to quit or give in to anyone, Djokovic included.Those who watch Federer struggle and want him to quit do so generally out of love. They get squeamish watching the master yield to time, the one enemy that remains undefeated. The shark doesnt look at it that way, which is why he is a shark. Nike Air Max 720 Canada . The move comes after the Canadiens were approached by the Buffalo Sabres for permission to speak to Dudley - a former Sabres player and head coach. "The Sabres called for permission and I appreciate that, Im flattered, Dudley told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun of ESPN. Clearance Air Max 720 . Durant finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds, Jackson matched his career high with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and Lamb scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, lifting the Thunder to a 94-88 win over San Antonio and snapping the Spurs 11-game winning streak. http://www.airmax720canada.com/ . The Masters champion and winner of last weeks Australian PGA has a three-round total of 14-under 199 at Royal Melbourne. "Im in a really good position for tomorrow," Scott said. Air Max 720 Cheap Sale . - Derek Wolfe says hes finally healthy after suffering a seizure in November that doctors now believe was related to the spinal cord injury he suffered in the preseason. Cheap Wholesale Air Max 720 . -- Ty Montgomery had 290 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns, and fifth-ranked Stanford held on to beat No. WASHINGTON -- Erica Wheeler scored nine of her 17 points in the final 2:17 to help the Indiana Fever pull away from the Washington Mystics and clinch a playoff berth with an 80-73 win on Sunday.Wheelers 3-pointer with 2:17 left gave the Fever (16-15) the lead for good at 72-69 and sparked an 11-4 run in which she made all six free-throw attempts to secure the victory. Indiana is currently in the fifth playoff spot, holding the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Chicago Sky (16-15).Lynetta Kizer added 117 points, Briann January had 15 and Shenise Johnson scored 12 for the seventh-ranked Fever.ddddddddddddEmma Meesseman had 19 points, Tayler Hill scored 15 and Kia Vaughn added 12 for the No. 10 Mystics (12-19), who are one spot out of the playoffs.Washington led by seven early in the third quarter before the Fever scored 10 straight and it went back-and-forth from there. ' ' '