Explaining his competitive spirit to the New York Times in 2017, DaMarcus Beasley said that he approaches each game as if it could be his last.
Later this year, one match really will be. Still going strong in the week of his 37th birthday, a legend of the American game announced this week that he is retiring at the end of the year, calling it a career after 20 professional seasons.
It was a decision made in preseason, he told a packed press conference room at BBVA Compass Stadium on Wednesday.