American - Athlete | January 3, 1980 -
It feels right. But it's emotional. Saying goodbye to anything you've done that long is hard.
Angela Ruggiero
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It's not about, 'Let me play as long as I can so I don't have to grow up.' It's about, 'Let me play as long as I enjoy it,' and when it's time to step away, I can step away gracefully even if I'm still good enough to keep playing, because I'm ready for that next phase.
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I find that I've tried to become a better hockey player every year and not just hold on. At the same time, I've also made it a point to increase or grow in some other area of my life. If I were just playing hockey, I would probably be done with the sport.
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That's the awesome part. Little girls now have a chance to look up and see women playing soccer, basketball, softball and now hockey - and know they can win a gold medal, too.
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I'm able to give a voice to the athletes around the world - use my degree for something other than the power play.
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In a way, by being fully committed to the Olympic movement globally, I'm better able to promote women's hockey and talk about women's hockey and put a face to women's hockey, to all the IOC members.
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I still love hockey. It's just I'm at a different stage of my life and I think I'm just ready to grow in other ways outside of just being a hockey player.
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The more I've done work with the IOC the more I've come to realize I'm really excited about this, the work that I'm doing and the impact that I can have if I'm fully committed to it.
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Right now, I'm standing behind the glass, and I guess that's a metaphor for how my life will be going forward.
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I'm in the perfect position. It's a sports position and a political position where I can help better the lives of athletes around the world.
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As a veteran, you're a little more poised on that mental side. But athletically, I didn't really think I could get better.
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I'm getting more towards that point where I'm ready to kind of pass the torch on and see the next generation succeed behind me.
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