Joe Hart announces that he will be retiring from playing football at the end of this season

Celtic FC2024-02-22

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💫 Short Summary

Legendary goalkeeper Joe announces his decision to retire from professional football, citing the upcoming changes in the club and the support base. He emphasizes that he is physically capable but doesn't want his body to retire him, and mentally, he feels in a place of clarity. Joe expresses gratitude to the club and looks forward to the next phase of his life after football.

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Joe announces that he will stop playing professional football as of June.

00:03

He wanted to get the message out to take speculation off the table.

He will not be available to play football next season.

There are various reasons why people decide to stop playing, including physical limitations, but Joe feels physically great.

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Joe Mentally and Physically Ready to Retire from Football

02:23

Physically, Joe feels his game is in a good place and he has worked hard to keep himself in the best possible shape.

Mentally, Joe is in a place of clarity and feels ready to move on.

He had the support of the club and his coaches in his decision to retire.

Joe acknowledges the perception that he may have checked out, but emphasizes that he is still involved and committed.

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Joe Acknowledges the Upcoming Changes After Football

04:43

Acknowledges that his life will change drastically as football is all he has known since a young age.

States that he is not retiring from working, but just won't be a goalkeeper anymore.

Looks forward to having conversations about his future and the experiences he can share, but wants to focus on the current football season.

00:03 Joe I've known you for a while now why

00:07 are we here um we're here because I

00:10 wanted to get the the message out that

00:12 as of June I'm going to stop playing

00:14 professional

00:15 football why at this point of this

00:19 season so this is something that I

00:22 thought about for a while

00:24 um there's no right or wrong Tim is

00:26 there but the way this club works this

00:29 um that I'm playing at at the moment

00:32 there's so much on it there's so much

00:34 heart and soul poured into what we're

00:35 doing as a as a football club um but you

00:38 know with the with the grand scheme of

00:40 the club with the the support base and

00:43 the the conversations that go on around

00:45 it there's obviously a conversation

00:46 around the goalkeeping position for next

00:49 season um so I just think it was really

00:51 important that with the blessing of the

00:53 club you know I've had the conversations

00:54 with the club with Brendan with Stevie

00:56 Woods that we we get the message out it

00:59 takes one thing off the table that

01:00 people need to speculate over um you

01:03 know I'm definitely not going to be

01:04 there next season I'm not going to be

01:05 available to play football next season

01:06 so I want to take that off the table and

01:08 then we can talk about why and then push

01:12 forward I think when players people make

01:17 decisions to stop there's many reasons

01:21 as to why um a couple that have come to

01:24 mind physically they can't go any longer

01:27 how are you physically um physically

01:30 I feel great I feel as good as I

01:32 possibly can do I think for for my age

01:35 and what I've What I've Done physically

01:36 to my body um you know I've been on the

01:39 bench since I was 15 almost involved in

01:41 professional

01:42 football especially from 16 every day

01:44 onwards um you know I've had peaks in

01:48 terms of Fitness I've had you know

01:49 different energy 17 18 19 Can't Get

01:52 Enough 20 stopped started to become a

01:55 first team footballer at the very

01:56 highest level um you know games

02:00 world changing around me 20 to 30 but um

02:04 you know physically a real a real peak

02:07 time of my life and then from 30

02:10 onwards football's not been

02:13 necessarily as clean for me from maybe

02:15 31 to 34 mentally where was I at I don't

02:20 know because I didn't feel like I had a

02:21 place anymore but

02:23 physically I feel like my game's in a

02:25 really good place at the moment I feel

02:26 like my body you know I've I've gone

02:29 down every Avenue I can to keep myself

02:31 in the best possible shape and the best

02:33 possible position to to give my all come

02:36 game day and right now I'm at that I

02:38 really do feel like come game day I

02:40 really do Peak but I'm aware that time

02:42 waits for no man and um I don't want my

02:44 body to be retiring me so that was one

02:46 of the key factors um thinking that I

02:50 can you know what I can smash through

02:51 the finish line here I've been privy to

02:53 many of the events of a certain period

02:56 of your career in your life and I think

03:00 questions will come up you know where

03:03 where's his head at you know how's he

03:05 thinking so how are you mentally um

03:10 mentally I'm in that one place that I

03:11 like to be and um I'm in a place of

03:14 clarity obviously I've thought about

03:15 this a lot

03:18 um loads of key factors that that have

03:20 come into it and you know maybe at some

03:22 point do I need to look for something

03:25 elsewhere or do I try and really push to

03:27 stay on longer in what I'm doing but

03:30 um but no I think I think the right the

03:33 right time is now I've got the clarity

03:35 of mine that um I was able to go to the

03:37 club and explain my my position and and

03:39 them totally understand I think I think

03:41 the hardest thing for me was once I'd

03:43 made the decision was

03:45 to to explain that although I intend on

03:48 finishing from June onwards um I'm so up

03:53 for it I'm so still so involved and

03:55 still so committed and uh and I thank

03:58 the club for that I thank Brendan and

03:59 and Stevie Woods for understanding

04:03 um where my mind was at and

04:06 understanding me as a person so it been

04:09 it had been very easy

04:11 to have the perception that you've

04:13 checked out at this time because you've

04:17 made that decision yeah and um you know

04:20 to the to the people that know me that

04:24 really know me they know that's that's

04:25 not even a possibility but um you know I

04:29 was I was still cautious of that so I

04:30 appreciate the open-mindedness of the

04:32 club and hopefully the open

04:34 open-mindedness of the fans when they

04:35 see this and understand that this is not

04:38 someone who's checking out this is

04:39 someone who's just letting people know

04:40 because uh they think it's important so

04:43 what's next after

04:46 football um next after football you know

04:48 the whole world changes for me doesn't

04:50 it from like I say 15 right the way

04:53 through to well you know I'm going to be

04:55 37 at the end of this season all I've

04:57 known is football all I've known is is

04:59 to get

05:00 up eat my breakfast train get myself

05:04 ready for the next game and uh you know

05:07 that's obviously going to change but so

05:10 is it hanging your gloves up or retiring

05:14 or is it a shifting perspective yeah

05:17 shifting perspective I don't there's no

05:19 way I don't retire I'm not retiring from

05:21 working I just won't be a goalkeeper

05:23 anymore any messages for

05:26 anyone because there are more questions

05:30 that will come up for this um there'll

05:33 be different Outlets there'll

05:36 be different groups of people who want

05:38 to know a bit deeper as to you know

05:42 what's going on in your head and and

05:44 what's next um my message is that I

05:47 can't wait to have those conversations

05:49 can't wait to to get into it the if

05:52 spots the maybe the wise the house um

05:55 the UPS the Downs how I can pass on

05:58 whatever I've experienced for people

05:59 people um to hopefully learn from or

06:02 improve on or you know offer me some

06:06 hindsight but um yeah I think the key

06:08 message is that those conversations are

06:10 for after uh it's the last time I'm

06:13 going to be talking about this um all I

06:16 want to do now is focus I want to focus

06:18 on the job in hand representing this

06:21 amazing club that I play for and leing

06:24 my heart and soul out on the

06:28 field

💫 FAQs about This YouTube Video

1. Why is Joe announcing his decision to stop playing professional football?

Joe wanted to get the message out that he will stop playing professional football as of June to take speculation off the table and have the clarity to push forward. He mentioned that there were conversations around the goalkeeping position for the next season, and he felt it was important to let people know that he would not be available to play.

2. How does Joe feel physically about his decision to stop playing football?

Joe feels physically great and believes he is in the best possible shape to give his all on the game day. He mentioned that he has been involved in professional football since the age of 15 and has experienced peaks in fitness and energy, but now, at 37, he doesn't want his body to retire him.

3. What are some of the reasons behind Joe's decision to stop playing football?

Joe mentioned that there are many reasons why people decide to stop, such as not being able to go on physically. However, he feels that physically he is in a great place. Mentally, he didn't feel like he had a place anymore between the ages of 31 to 34, but he is now in a place of clarity and believes the right time is now to make this decision.

4. How does Joe describe his mental state in relation to his decision to stop playing professional football?

Joe describes his mental state as being in a place of clarity. He had thought a lot about his decision and had the support of the club and the coaching staff. He emphasized that he is not someone who has checked out, but is still very much involved and committed until the end of the season.

5. What does Joe see as the next step after retiring from professional football?

Joe views his next step after football as a shifting perspective. He emphasized that he is not retiring from working but just won't be a goalkeeper anymore. He looks forward to having conversations about his future and the experiences he can share, but his current focus is on representing the club and giving his best on the field.

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