"The reason why I have lost weight is that I looked at the international schedule and thought that I wanted to play for another two years. It is a very hectic schedule and if I want to get through that then I have to be in the best shape that I can"
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That phrase "hectic schedule" does heavy lifting. It quietly indicts a sport era where the fixture list is a business plan as much as a competition, and athletes are expected to operate like touring bands: constant travel, constant performance, constant scrutiny. Warne, a figure famous for outsized personality and almost mythic skill, is acknowledging that myth is no longer enough. The body has become part of the contract.
Theres also a subtle power play in "I thought that I wanted to play". It signals agency, a veteran choosing ambition over retreat, but it also reads like self-negotiation: convincing himself that the desire is still there, then aligning his habits to match it. The intent is practical, yet the line lands culturally because it captures the late-career athlete predicament: you dont just compete against opponents; you compete against the calendar, and the calendar always has home-field advantage.
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Warne, Shane. (2026, January 16). The reason why I have lost weight is that I looked at the international schedule and thought that I wanted to play for another two years. It is a very hectic schedule and if I want to get through that then I have to be in the best shape that I can. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-reason-why-i-have-lost-weight-is-that-i-130980/
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Warne, Shane. "The reason why I have lost weight is that I looked at the international schedule and thought that I wanted to play for another two years. It is a very hectic schedule and if I want to get through that then I have to be in the best shape that I can." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-reason-why-i-have-lost-weight-is-that-i-130980/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"The reason why I have lost weight is that I looked at the international schedule and thought that I wanted to play for another two years. It is a very hectic schedule and if I want to get through that then I have to be in the best shape that I can." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-reason-why-i-have-lost-weight-is-that-i-130980/. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.







