Source: Team_Talk
'Tired' Tevez hints at early retirement
Manchester City and Argentina striker Carlos Tevez claims he has grown disillusioned with football and could quit the game at any time.[LNB] Tevez has revealed that the stresses of life as a Premier League performer are taking their toll on his body and mind.[LNB]He may only be 26, but the City ace claims his distinguished career to date has left him drained.[LNB]Tevez hinted over the summer that he could soon quit professional football after finding it hard to motivate himself for the new campaign.[LNB]He has, however, remained a stand-out performer for City and has been handed the captain's armband at Eastlands by boss Roberto Mancini.[LNB]That, though, has done little to curb Tevez's sense of frustration and he continues to mull over the possibility of hanging up his boots and stepping out of the spotlight.[LNB]"I have been playing many games this season, and my body is feeling it. I am tired," the South American superstar said in the News of the World. [LNB]"I started to play when I was really young and I have always fought so much but now I'm feeling the effort. [LNB]"I'm an old guy now, and I started to think about some stuff. For example, I am less tolerant as a person today than I was a few years ago. [LNB]"Then I think, what happens if I quit football as long as I am okay in my life? [LNB]"When I talk about quitting, I mean quitting football, not just the national team. But at the moment I still don't know if this is going to be in one month, one year, three or five years. [LNB]"I have the idea of quitting in my mind. Maybe one of these days, I will just wake up and say no more football." [LNB]Tevez, who has appeared in all seven of City's Premier League fixtures so far this season, added: "My family but also my body are starting to feel the effort. [LNB]"I have worked and fought so hard, and I would love to enjoy my football. [LNB]"I have been playing in England for five years, and I have not spent a single Christmas nor New Year with my family. [LNB]"Let me tell you I am not enjoying the life of a footballer."
