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FOXSports.com talks with recently retired NHL player Jeremy Roenick. Find out what J.R. plans to do with his free time and more.
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" I'm Brian -- after twenty seasons in the NHL Jeremy Roenick about his retirement on Thursday -- please be -- over the man they called JR. Jeremy how difficult was his decision to retire."
" It was a very difficult at all it. Your body in your mind it's just. It knows you'd you'd you'd know that I'd been. I was at that point where I could give anymore but you know I -- passionate but I admit I. My body in my buy it they told me and it was actually very it very easy decision because I had double in the -- my -- treat it -- and they have later. But I'll make that decision orbit and that I feel pretty good about it today was a wonderful day it was -- harder that I thought it wouldn't be. Emotionally but it was wonderful as it I really. I said that the couple times they've but I feel really complete that the that the special --"
" I get a -- Brett Favre and decide you want to return to the -- when training camp begins. At on the -- not. Not gonna happen. Not going to. For a generation of hockey fans voted 47 it was like the Blackhawks just as Bobby holes number nod was for older generation Jeremy. What the number 27 BTU."
" But everything evidence that it. Do you see get 27 on the back of red sweater like that at. It's part summaries and it's just it's it's just comfortable he used it. Everybody and everybody didn't recognize it and he's he's 27 and they ended pinpoint it to -- I I think it's going to be very difficult for the Hawks -- put. -- seven on on another player that birdie try it and it didn't didn't go too well so I'm very proud of that fact am proud that they're. Let that number has been it's been really categorize. To me as it arc sweater that's something that that I will always. Always be that bored and it will be in the Raptors each other guys that are what is David. And I can I could have for myself but it. Yeah it's pretty special they wouldn't wouldn't cut that much of the acceptance -- impact on the sport."
" Like the one that you want to answer remember about you as a player. It is the -- the Warriors know without the grinder right I love the competition night I gave everything I. Possibly could yet I -- I doubt -- is. I I don't think there's very many -- if any that I didn't send every everything that happened that specific game. Idea -- I want to go there will be a warrior linebacker people and in more ways than one whatever the scoreboard whether it was Babylon in the corner. You know via multi dimensional player you know good defensively and offensively. A great playmaker you know to -- he made it in the that's that's now be remembered -- the whole package that into the back of the net that I -- area. You know very passionately about. Would you like to stay involved in the sport in sort of capacity. I'm sure a lot shoot in the a lot of opportunity whether he'd be -- radio -- immediate front office somewhere. I'll definitely I won't stray very far but at the -- that -- and the little violent. And then let my body -- the -- Into the route to being. Being retired. Not stray too far away -- game or that element -- is that that they'll play. Jeremy what about coaching could that be in your future they'll posted. That's that's what's partly my family. But what someone might want to coach but it. It's we targeted two minutes late in the ending up Elliott. Oh the better make that vote with. And that despite my lack incident and the computer but they -- but I would -- the -- bigger picture."
" Thank Jeremy congratulations on out dandy career don't forget foxsports.com. Is your source for update new court at a now I'm Bryan Webber will you next time."
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