Manu Ginóbili's Hanging Up the Treads

After 16 seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, dude's got at least five vivid memories to show for it.

Four of them are rings earned when the Spurs won NBA titles.

Clearly, those are a great source of pride. After all, they represent bruising campaigns that culminated in Manu Ginóbili and his teammates being a lasting part of league history.

The fifth is more esoteric:

 

For the record, dude got a rabies shot right afterward.

The rest of his career revolved around shots Ginóbili took, some of which were pretty spiffy:

 

In short, then, there's not much the Argentine hasn't done, including win a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics by helping his country zap Team USA in the semi-finals:

 

It's safe to say that Ginóbili had lots to do with the American program pulling its head out and not looking back after that.

So it's only right that he took his talents to the USA himself to prove his performance in Athens wasn't a fluke.

 

Ginóbili's now 41, and there really isn't much left to prove.

So, it's time.

 

Tributes, of course, have been rolling in.

Naturally, this would include an appropriate acknowledgment from the Spurs:

 

 

You don't see athletes with a résumé like Ginóbili's, either.

His accomplishments have even led to a post-jock job offer that you don't see every day:

 

 

Nothing's too good for a career well played.