Sports often play out like movies. But even Hollywood couldn't script better endings for Albert Pujols and Roger Federer.
Plenty of athletes have ridden off into the sunset, but few have ended their careers with the sense of closure that Pujols and Federer appear to have. Both seem so at peace.
"I'm not chasing anything," Pujols, 42, said last week when asked if the march to 700 was wearing on him. "It's been a wonderful day," said Federer, 41, who chose to end his career surrounded by his peers. "I told the guys I'm happy, I'm not sad."Whether through historic achievement or poetic design, Pujols and Federer sent emotional shockwaves through the sports world on Friday. How lucky we were to witness it.
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