I'm actually happy to end my career able-bodied. I can't remember a No. 1 in the world stopping when he was still able to keep playing squash. I like that idea because I love playing and I want to be on the court coaching and doing exhibitions and promoting the sport.
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"Jonathon Tyler Power" (born 9 August 1974, in Comox, British Columbia/Comox, British Columbia, Canada) is a retired professional Squash (sport)/squash player from Canada. In 1999, he became the first North American squash player to reach the World No. 1 ranking. He won 36 top-level squash events during his career, including the World Open (squash)/World Open in 1998, and the British Open Squash Championships/British Open in 1999.
More Jonathon Power on Wikipedia.I just kind of chucked it over the glass, stupidly, not thinking. That was a great match but not a great finish.
I had to fight hard for every point.
I was getting tired of travelling, I had just done a six-week trip in the Far East and it was kind of beating up on me. That's when I think I decided that I wasn't going to keep playing.
That's always how I played sports from the time I was a kid. I just kind of developed that and it wasn't a reputation that I relished. I took more flak for it than anything but when you're competing you become a different type of person. You certainly become more instinctive and you react more than you have time to contemplate and control your emotions, or at least I do.
Retiring has been a very difficult decision for me. But I recognize that with my health being strong, I can use this next phase of my life as an active ambassador and catalyst for the growth of squash.
The Tournament of Champions in New York is where I won my first tournament. It is where I wanted to retire.
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