He'll get beat bad and go out with critics howling he hung on too long or win a belt and quit as an I-told-you-so champion.

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"The one way you can't win a race is to quit it, and until somebody beats me, I'm going to answer the bell for every round of this fight, " he said.

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So therefore if we could just win a couple more European trophies then I would definitely quit.

CNN: Ferguson: No plans to quit Manchester United

Strachan quit his post as Celtic manager at the end of last season after failing to win a fourth successive Scottish championship title.

BBC: Strachan happy on football break

His implicit threat to quit came at a meeting of party workers as he embarked on a campaign to win support for his plans ahead of a party conference on June 1st.

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The 32-year-old quit Test rugby after the 2007 World Cup but returned to the fold to help Wales win the Grand Slam.

BBC: Williams can carry on - Gatland

After watching a new-look defence, depleted by injuries and Wayne Bridge's decision to quit the team, produce a not wholly convincing performance in the 3-1 friendly win over Egypt on Wednesday, Hurst suggested there were question marks over England's cover.

BBC: England not good enough to win World Cup - Geoff Hurst

Bradley quit the Derry panel after being left out of the starting line-up for last weekend's win against Carlow.

BBC: Eoin Bradley wants brother Paddy back in Derry squad