“I don’t age. I level up.”
The martial artist and actor posted this humorous birthday message on Instagram just nine days before passing away at the age of 86. Chuck Norris was hospitalized in Hawaii after experiencing a sudden medical emergency and shortly afterwards died peacefully surrounded by his family.
“There will be another great player for Brazil.”
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known by the nickname Pelé, spoke these last words on his sick bed before his demise at the age of 82.
Regarded by many as the greatest soccer player ever, he passed away at the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in São Paulo. The cause of death was due to multiple organ failure, a complication resulting from his battle with colon cancer.
“I’m not optimistic at all about this race.”
On the morning of the San Marino Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna spoke to former teammate and rival Alain Prost, expressing his concerns about the safety of the racing circuit. The 34 year old racing legend died from fatal head injuries after crashing at the high-speed Tamburello corner on lap 7 of the race.
“I don’t feel well.”
Three weeks after having surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain, Diego Maradona spoke these last tragic words to nephew Johnny Esposito. The 60 year old soccer legend suffered a heart attack in his sleep and passed away at home in Buenos Aires.
“The kids can’t take it if we don’t give it!”.
Babe Ruth reportedly spoke these deathbed words to a priest who gave him the last rites as he was dying in hospital. The baseball legend died in his sleep from cancer, he was 53 years of age.
“I’ll finally get to see Marilyn”
The baseball legend spoke these final deathbed words referring to ex-wife Marilyn Monroe. He died at his home of lung cancer aged 84.
“Don’t die like I did.”
Iconic soccer star who died from the effects of alcoholism. He died at the age of 59, in Cromwell Hospital, London.
