This is a great story about a ref who is retiring after 32 seasons (link below), but I found this part especially interesting: He finally decided to come back this season, but by mid-January he had decided this would be his last. “I had a game at Bryant [in Rhode Island] and my flight was canceled, so I had to drive,” he said. “It took about seven hours to get there. I just decided enough was enough. It was time.” Refs have to "perform" in a similar way to the players on the court. I can't imagine driving seven hours and then being able to perform at anywhere close to my best in an athletic contest.