Retirement a gift for Taylor as Hockeyroos kick off their Olympic campaign

Few athletes have the opportunity to reflect on their professional career just a week out from competing at an Olympic Games. 

But for Hockeyroos midfielder Renee Taylor, the decision to retire is a gift she’s taking all the way to Paris.

Before leaving the Hockeyroos high-performance base in West Australia, her home away from home,  the Queenslander closed a door on a chapter of her life.

She packed up her changing room and left her mark, signing her named locker before walking out the door to Paris. It’s an official sign-off on her esteemed sporting career.

Despite taking control of her future, the two-time Olympian still harbours a fear of, ‘What am I going to be if I’m not a hockey player?’.

“I suppose in Paris it will be my last game for the Hockeyroos,” Taylor said.

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