Sports fans always complain about how their favorite pro athletes “hang on too long” before retiring, and how more guys ought to have the dignity to “go out on top.”

From Michael Jordan’s ill-fated comeback with the Washington Wizards to Brett Favre’s multiple non-retirements and the associated waffling and long goodbye, to Tiki Barber’s aborted attempt to make a comeback in the NFL after retiring a few years earlier, sports fans have seen many examples of athletes who couldn’t let go of the limelight.

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