Gil meche, a 32 years old right baseball pitcher, had a contract that called for a $12 million salary in 2011. meche knew his team had hired to be a starting pitcher and pitch many innings." his deteriorating shoulder, which was surgically repaired twice in 2001, would not allow him to do that. and, as a divorced father of three, he believed his children - ages 7, 5 and 3 - needed him more than his teammates did. to keep self-respect, meche retired before the 2011 baseball season, which means he will not be paid at all. "when i signed my contract, my main goal was to earn it," meche said. "once i started to realize i wasn't earning my money, i felt bad. i was making a crazy amount of money for not even pitching. honestly, i didn't feel like i deserved it. i didn't want to have those feelings again." "this isn't about being a hero – that's not even close to what it's about," meche said. "it's just me getting back to a point in my life where i'm comfortable. making that amount of money from a team that's already given me over $40 million for my life and for my kids, it just wasn't the right thing to do." "he gave his heart and soul to his profession,"his team's manager said. "you only have so many throws in you." meche knew he had no throws left, that he could achieve more, and he would not pretend otherwise. he said his dream in baseball was always simple - to pitch as long as he could - and now that he has achieved it, he needs nothing more. to understand mean idea? if it possible can you to make a short summary