A professional Call of Duty player has been forced to retire at the age of 25 due to a thumb injury, saying it “breaks” his heart to have to do it to walk away from the game.
Thomas ‘ZooMaa‘ Paparatto announced you should do it walk down from the sports scene in an emotional Twitter statement, explaining that playing with pain “is no longer possible.”
The, in New York, aged 25 years Subliners player he wrote: “I will resign and no longer compete in a competitive Call of Duty in the foreseeable future.
“I’m not sure if many of you remember that, but it’s been a few years phasesI struggled with my thumb / wrist weakness and needed surgery.
“Going through this process to get back healthy was one of the hardest things I had to do both physically and mentally, which caused a lot of stress and anxiety.
“Unfortunately, the injury has returned and it makes it very difficult for me to compete at the highest level against some of the best players in the world. Playing through weakness and pain in the hand is no longer possible.
“I don’t like to compete when I can’t be the ZooMaa everyone knows, loves, and feels that it’s not fair to me or my team to go through all of this again, potentially causing more hand damage.“
one month agoPaparatto He said he has met “so many amazing people” through sports and that he has made friends that he will “love” the rest of his life.
He it continued: “It breaks my heart to move away from a game in which I put my heart and soul into it every day for eight years. I tore up just writing this, but I don’t know what to do right now.
“It’s been an amazing race … I don’t regret anything and I’m grateful to have had one playing long career doing what I love to do at such a high level. “
Thanking fans, friends, family and “past and present colleagues” for their support, Paparatto added: “I’m not sure what future we will have left and I will explore all the options as I love this game to leave me completely. I look at it like a door closing and another opening.“
Many other players have commented on Paparatto’s heartbreaking post to wish him all the best for the future World champion CoD Attach said: “It was hard to read. I’m very sorry this happened, Duo. I know you’ll destroy it in everything you decide to do next. It’s been an honor to work with you and do so many “If you ever need anything, I’ll always be here for you brother.”
Team Envy’s Bradley ‘aPG’ laws also wrote: “It’s horrible to listen, but wishing the best for you in the future and a speedy recovery.”