By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Pau Gasol said that thinking about retirement is something “undoubtedly inevitable.” While the Spanish great has been working towards a potential comeback, with the focus of playing at least one more season.
“With this recovery process and the injury that I have been dealing with for more than a year, it’s undoubtedly inevitable to think about retirement,” Gasol said in an interview with El Pais. “Also taking into account that I will be 40 years old in a few months. So it’s definitely in my mind.”
“It’s something that will come one time, sooner or later. We hope that time hasn’t come yet. But I also take the opportunity to focus on the Gasol Foundation and other off-court projects. And also think of what my next professional stage may be, my next challenges. All this while I’m still recovering, trying to give myself a chance to keep playing. Now, the priority is to overcome this pandemic among all. Everything else is completely secondary.”
Regarding life amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gasol said: “I imagine that it’s like everyone else. We must approach it with great concern, great sensitivity, great personal, family and social responsibility. Fortunately, my parents understand the measures and precautions that must be taken, having expertise in the healthcare world. Also, they, who are in advanced age, understand that they must more cautious, if possible because they are people that the virus can affect more, in a lethal way. It’s a time when, as a society, as a country, as a world, we have to be very responsible, follow the recommendations of the our governments and win the battle against the virus.”