Charles Barkley on Roenick’s Retirement
August 8, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under NHL, News, Players, Video
Former NBA star, Charles Barkley, had some encouraging words for his friend, Jeremy Roenick, who announced his retirement earlier this week. Barkley knows how it feels to have to leave the game you love when your body says it’s time to quit.
It’s great because in this little video (which appears to have been filmed on a private plane?), Barkley congratulates Roenick on this rite of passage and welcomed him into the group of retirees. I know it’s got to be hard to leave hockey but, hopefully, Roenick can look back at his career (and his great reputation) and feel …read more
