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Quotes About Injuries

Dare I tell them that since I came here to dance I have been giving pieces of my body away To ridiculous diets, To repeated injuries, To Remington? And that maybe I think With each bit of my body I lose a little piece of my soul
~ Stasia Ward Kehoe
Tall and straight I may appear, but I will always be Ada inside. A crooked little person trying to tell the truth. The power is in the balance: we are our injuries, as much as we are our successes
~ Barbara Kingsolver
Every dancer has injuries, and your injury could happen that season that you were getting that one part that you've wanted to do your whole career. So you have to appreciate every single moment until it happens.
~ Amanda Schull
Sixteen games, to me, is a long enough schedule for anybody. We're already concerning ourselves with head injuries and bodily harm to all of the professional athletes. Add to extra games to it, (and) you are just increasing those risks.
~ Emmitt Smith
I wasn't really allowed to ski during my career because it was too risky in terms of potential injuries.
~ Tim Henman
It seems as though mankind has forgotten the laws of its divine Saviour, Who preached love and forgiveness of injuries—and that men attribute the greatest merit to skill in killing one another.
~ Leo Tolstoy
Lots of people leave Pennsylvania limping and bruised. The state also has what are reputed to be the meanest rattlesnakes anywhere along the trail
~ Bill Bryson
What made them particularly unusual was the way Steve presented them. He was rational and fluent and had given much thought to the problems he was discussing, although he had not thought about the implications of the thing – that this was socially deviant conduct of the highest order, involving injuries and maiming and the destruction of property., I don't think he understood the implications; I don't think he would have acknowledged them as valid.
~ Bill Buford
Jenny is leaning forward, wanting more, always wanting me to expound on the details of my military service. Tell them about your tour of duty. Tell them about your time as a POW. Tell them about your injuries, the torture. It was an endless struggle during the campaign, one of the things about me that tested most favorably. If my advisers had their way, it would have been just about the only thing I ever discussed. But I never gave in. Some things you just don't talk about.
~ Bill Clinton
Gary Mabbutt is a living history of Tottenham Hotspur. The refusal to limit his life because of diabetes, the determination to go on playing in spite of injuries, shows the measure of the man. 'Legend' is a word that's applied rather too freely when it comes to describing footballers. When it comes to Gary Mabbutt, it's the only one you can use.
~ Julie Welch
Basketball is an endurance sport, and you have to learn to control your breath; that's the essence of yoga, too. So, I consciously began using yoga techniques in my practice and playing. I think yoga helped reduce the number and severity of injuries I suffered. As preventative medicine, it's unequaled.
~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Everything was good when I was in Japan, and then, unfortunately, the injuries started.
~ Mirko Cro Cop
Kids specializing at sports at such a young age could be part of the reason why you're seeing so many injuries.
~ Pat Connaughton
I've played through a lot of injuries before, as a young kid through high school.
~ Deshaun Watson
They test NFL players for brain trauma. They track them for the life of their career and even outside of their career. So I've done all the MRIs and testing with them.
~ Liz Carmouche
I think the biggest thing - when it comes to injuries and stuff, travel has a big part in that, because after a match, guys hit the road, and they're in a sitting position. They're not able to ice up or do whatever they have to do therapy-wise.
~ Randy Orton
A doctor can only treat patients. A doctor can only help the people who are shot or who are injured. But a politician can stop people from injuries. A politician can take a step so that no person is scared tomorrow.
~ Malala Yousafzai
Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot.
~ Niccolo Machiavelli
I'd only gone and whacked his front teeth out and they'd stuck in my hand, I still have the scar to this very day. A few weeks later, I got banged up for it; he never went to the police until two weeks later. Somebody had put him wise about getting compensation from the Criminal Injuries Board. Anyway, the CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) kicked it in to touch as a 'no go' case.
~ Stephen Richards
I think we would all prefer to have a slightly shorter regular season with less back-to-back games. This would seem to help put out a better product, and it could also possibly help with injury prevention from over-use injuries.
~ Erik Spoelstra
Gradually, football has seen its appeal slip at the most basic levels. Pediatricians are advising parents not to let young children play organized football too early in life.
~ Charlie Pierce
I've dealt with adversity before, had injuries before. I didn't let that slow me down. It just changed my attitude about the game.
~ Deshaun Watson
When I was younger, I always thought, 'I can do anything' but I felt myself turning slower, picking up hamstring injuries. It went from bad to worse.
~ Micah Richards
I think that's one of the things I've learned through my injuries is that I need to play smarter.
~ Taysom Hill