"It's just time," he said of his departure from the program, which he announced at the beginning of this year.

Before her return was announced, she said of her departure: "Things can't last forever.

"A youth movement," Williams said of his departure from the Giants.

Michael Smith said of his brother's departure from the club: "You hear different stories.

"Come on, it's not like I'm dying," he said of his departure.

"I feel bad," she said of her departure from Flushing.

"At first it was a little sad," Clark said of his departure from the Pirates, with whom he had spent nearly five seasons.

"No matter the coaching staff, that's not going to have an effect," Kidd said of Jordan's departure.

"I was not thrilled," her father said of his daughter's departure.

"Things were hard here back then," he said of his departure in 1988.