Chipper: It's Rebound Or Retire In 2010

ESPN - Chipper Jones is sticking to earlier statements that 2010 could be his final season.

Atlanta's longtime third baseman says that he'll walk away from the game if he doesn't have a bounce back year after a disappointing 2008 campaign.

Braves manager Bobby Cox is among those who don't believe Jones will walk away from two years and $28 million on his contract, which runs through 2012.

"I never took them to heart at all," said Cox of Jones' comments. "He'll play three more years and play them good."

Jones hit .264 in 2009 after leading the National League with a .364 average in 2008.

"It was a true statement," Jones said. "If I don't play this game at the level I want to play it at, then I will walk away from it."

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