Van Barneveld gives reasoning for retirement: ‘I can’t keep up anymore’

Raymond van Barneveld announced earlier today of his intention to retire after the 2019/2020 PDC World Championship.

Van Barneveld gave his reasoning for retirement as simply the fact that in his opinion he can’t keep up anymore. As well as that the fact that he’s not winning tournaments anymore means that for him he doesn’t have the drive and motivation to continue.
"Next year is going to be my 35th year of playing darts at the highest level and it’s going to be my last year," said Van Barneveld.
"I noticed in myself that I can’t keep up anymore, I know what I can do but it’s just not been happening for the past three or four years apart from winning the World Cup with Michael [van Gerwen].
"I'm not winning tournaments anymore, I don’t know why but a lot of things have happened in my private life and I’ve also noticed that my body isn’t feeling 100 percent anymore - I don’t have the drive, motivation or fitness to carry on.
"I'm a winner, that’s what I do – I lift trophies but I can’t do it anymore. Maybe there are still a couple of titles left in me and that would be amazing but I can’t do this every week anymore.
"I don’t want my career to fizzle out which is why I’ve made the decision to retire at the end of next year."
https://twitter.com/officialpdc/status/1064476982803660800?s=21

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