“The decision to retire is purely based on my body and my mind coming to its natural course in that current role - and it's ready to go on a new journey.
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“I would never feel like I would be wanting to be in a place where I want to criticise somebody, because I'd like to think I've got a very good understanding of why somebody's made a decision that they've made. Of course, a wrong decision can be made. Nobody really chooses to understand the reasoning why. I feel my skills and my passion are better suited to trying to pass on that knowledge and experience I've been lucky en
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