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I think multiple retirements and come backs are more common than people might think.
Not only Plushy but Lambiel also came back in 2010 Olympics. Remember Michael Jordan? He is equally or perhaps more legendary than Plushy; Jordan's comeback and pursuit of former glory died hard.
Among tennis players, Kim Clijsters, Justin Henin, Lindsey Davenport all mounted come-backs with various degree of successes. I've once heard from "legendary" John McEnroe that many athletes wouldn't know what to do after retirement. Those are highly competitive and driven people who pursued a single goal with intensity for sustained amount of time. Not many other live pursuits provide that level of intensity and gratification, I suppose, as least to those athletes.
Yes, but that does not take away Plushenko's status as legendary. Plus, you are talking about how athletes return in other sports. But what other figure skater in history has gotten a gold and two silvers and with gruesome injuries tries and tries to return yet again.