Quotes About Athletics

I tore my MCL and medial and lateral meniscus, too. All in one play and the first time I was really injured.

It got injured in 1995 and was operated upon once.

It wasn't easy playing injured.

I can't dictate how I play because I'm injured. I've got to go out there and still play.

My personal aim is to play a lot of games, put in great performances, do my best to help the team. Not get injured, obviously.

My dad did not want me to take up sport initially, he was worried that I would get injured.

Anytime you think about ring rust and travel and camps back-to-back, it helps not having any bad injuries and being able to train consistently.

I learned not to fight against the many bad things in football and try to always battle through injuries. That's one of the most important things I learned.

You have injuries that bother you when you're not playing. When that horn blows, you don't feel it.

For most of my career I've been very lucky to have avoided major injuries.

Going in, you want to play a perfect season and play throughout the whole entire season, but injuries are a part of basketball.

I'm glad that I just played baseball, because I'm sure I had a much longer baseball career than I would've had a football career. I did miss football, but I didn't miss some of the injuries from football.

The game can be quite dangerous when you look at certain injuries, especially head injuries.

It's impossible for one player to play the whole year. I've learnt that myself, and you're always bound to get injuries.

I just want to play every game, and when I do this, and I'm healthy with no injuries, then the fans can see the way I play.

As a forward it is always a bit easier to avoid the kind of challenges that can cause impact injuries.

Injuries are a part of the game.

My whole career, I've never had no serious injuries or no surgeries.

I've played with a lot of injuries.

I understand that when a player reaches his mid-thirties, and has a few injuries, people start to question how long he can last.

It's one thing to play through injuries, quite another to play well through injuries.

I played until I felt like it. Some have to retire due to injuries or other issues ahead of time. But I played until I was 40 years old.

I've been dealing with injuries my whole life, so it takes a different type of guy to go out there and play injured and know something's wrong.

I always felt capable of playing at the highest level. The biggest disappointment is that I've had a lot of injuries.