My sport and society classes will end - that is one of my deepest regrets in terms of retiring. I hate to see those classes go. Sports are so pervasive in American culture. I find sports as a business to be the most boring part. Gender, race, class, public policy - those are the interesting elements.
Sports is a wonderful discipline to teach.
I need some time to do what I want to do when I want to do it. I'll play golf, do some traveling - a raft trip through the Grand Canyon. I've been fortunate in that while I've been in athletics I've also been a tenured member of the faculty. I feel privileged to be a member of Brown athletics, but I've been able to do so much more as a faculty member - teach classes, do advising, CAP advising, honors theses, GISPs, faculty committees. I've done tons of things, so I've been very fortunate.