OP here, in contrast, here is Andre Agassi's farewell speech text:
The scoreboard said I lost today, but what the scoreboard doesn't say is what it is I have found.
And over the last 21 years, I have found loyalty: You have pulled for me on the court and also in life. I have found inspiration: You have willed me to succeed, sometimes even in my lowest moments.
And I have found generosity: You have given me your shoulders to stand on, to reach for my dreams, dreams I could have never reached without you.
Over the last 21 years, I have found you, and I will take you and the memory of you with me for the rest of my life.
I have never really followed tennis but I happened to see the end of Agassi's last professional match (and this speech) in 2006. It's basically required viewing for anyone who is capable of feeling emotion.
The scoreboard said I lost today, but what the scoreboard doesn't say is what it is I have found.
And over the last 21 years, I have found loyalty: You have pulled for me on the court and also in life. I have found inspiration: You have willed me to succeed, sometimes even in my lowest moments.
And I have found generosity: You have given me your shoulders to stand on, to reach for my dreams, dreams I could have never reached without you.
Over the last 21 years, I have found you, and I will take you and the memory of you with me for the rest of my life.
Thank you.