"It's over for me," Young said.
"Certainly don't want to end it that way and you certainly don't want to end it with a loss, but that's the way the game goes sometimes."
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Bryant Young officially announces retirement
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Dec 30, 2007 at 6:21 PM
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"It's over for me," Young said.
"Certainly don't want to end it that way and you certainly don't want to end it with a loss, but that's the way the game goes sometimes."
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