hiː sˈɛd "ɪt hˈæzbiːn ɐ vˈɛɹi dˈɪfɪkəlt sˈiːzən fɔːɹ mˌiː ænd dᵻspˈaɪt ˈɛvɹi ˈɛfɚt tə kˈʌm bˈæk, maɪ nˈiː ˈɪndʒɚɹi ɪz dʒˈʌst tˈuː sᵻvˈɪɹ ænd tˈuː pˈeɪnfəl tə kəntˈɪnjuː".
He said "It has been a very difficult season for me and despite every effort to come back, my knee injury is just too severe and too painful to continue".