During the retirement speech of a colleague, he decides that "today's the day".
I did just that during my retirement speech here in my home town early this month.
Clearly, this was not to be just another retirement speech.
The designer's retirement speech was poignant but hardly surprising.
To the ears of many local residents and political analysts who have long followed Mr. Barry's career, that sounded like a retirement speech.
At the same time, the Joint Chiefs stood up and gave their retirement speeches.
Agassi received a four-minute standing ovation from the crowd after the match and delivered a retirement speech.
The retirement speech done with, we both continued as if he had not made it.
Shane Mosley is not ready for the rocking chair, the gold watch or the retirement speech just yet.
Phillips' retirement speech generated debate in Victoria on judicial independence.