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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3312098, member: 9853"] [MEDIA=twitter]1428217455457947655[/MEDIA] [I][B]Alex Glenn:[/B][/I] “I remember in primary school in Beach Haven in Auckland, our teacher asked us, ‘What do you want to be growing up’ and I always wanted to be a professional athlete. I loved rugby league ever since I could walk and run. Rugby league was in my blood. I played it at school but never in my wildest dreams did I think I would fulfil a dream that I wrote out on that piece of paper." “I came to the Broncos in 2008 and the journey just to get here was a hard one. My family made sacrifices for me. I had some setbacks in my life.” “My back was pretty bad, I saw a chiropractor. We got some scans done and he said if I got caught in a bad tackle and landed in the wrong spot, there was a high chance I would be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. As a 16-year-old kid, you take a step back and think this is some serious business. Anything could have happened to me, but I believe things happen for a reason and the time out was a blessing.” “I was Picasso. I was painting residential houses and I got a call from Wayne Bennett. I thought it was someone geeing me up from the Broncos, so I hung up on Wayne the first time. I don’t think that has happened before. He rang me straight back and said, ‘Mate I’m being honest, this is Wayne Bennett’." “I had to put the brush down. I was very nervous to talk to a super coach like Wayne. He said wanted me to come to the Broncos and play in our under-20s competition. Fast forward to where we are now. If you told me I’d be in this position, I would have laughed it off because you never think it will come true. It Bennett’s call changed my life in so many ways.” “The reason I'm retiring is my body to be honest. The game is getting faster, I am still competing as hard as I can be, but the weekly struggle, it was getting harder and harder. Although I know I am still competing well, could I do it for one more year? Probably not." “I didn’t want to be the player that played one year too long. I wanted to hang the boots up on top and that’s been the biggest decision for me. When you wear this jersey with the Broncos label on it, you bleed for your brothers out there." “I watched the greats wear this Broncos jersey with pride and that’s everything I have tried to do when I put that jersey on ... to make sure I did my job for my mate next to me.” [I][B]Kevin Walters:[/B][/I] “I believe I know what a real Broncos player looks like and Alex fills those shoes admirably. He has given nothing but his all for the club. He came here as a young boy in the under-20s and he is leaving as a man with a great family. Once you get to the stage he has, 280-plus games, he is a Bronco for life. We love him and we love what Alex has brought to the club.” McHunt [/QUOTE]

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