Quotes About Recovery

I got really, really sick with a spinal infection that put me in a hospital for a couple of months, and it was touch and go. I had my guitar with me, and as soon as I got well enough to play, there was nothing else to do in that hospital. The nurses would come in and request songs.

The fact that I'm obviously well enough to be playing - in fine fettle and fine singing voice, yet I am not playing with The Libertines - is a sore point.

My crash and burn over drugs and alcohol is very well known; I've never, ever hidden that story. If there are people who would not vote for me because of that history, I understand.

It is well known that people who are involved with people who have addictive problems have a problem themselves. You are drawn to mad living, a kind of insane thing. It is much nicer when it stops, believe you me.

There was a long time in my professional life that I was not happy, and there was nothing anyone else could have done to make me happy. There was a big stretch where I was very sick, and I was very hurt. Those charged with taking care of my health and well-being weren't very good at their jobs. Or maybe they were too good at their jobs.

Sleep plays an important role in overall well-being and especially in recovery during particularly intense training.

Protecting the health and well-being of Missourians is a key component of our Show Me Strong Recovery Plan.

Stay open-minded; stay focused. Train hard and train smart. For me, the older I get, the smarter I have to train also, because the recovery time is longer. Work on everything: become a well-rounded fighter - don't just be good at one thing; be good at everything.

Therapy needs to be integrated. You mustn't forget about a patient's emotional wellbeing. It is vital to the outcome of their treatment.

An athlete is not a robot, not a machine. Wellbeing of athletes is absolute necessary.

There is a point where you have to start regaining yourself and managing your time, and your mental wellness.

I am fully on board with the Wellness Policy. Even after being suspended by it, I'm fully on board with it. I think it's really keeping people healthy in general.

I will tell you, I feel very, very bad for Kanye West. He's not well, and that is the very foundation of everything he says.

I went to several different grade schools all over the West Coast. I got polio when I was 8 and spent eight months in the hospital and a rehab clinic in Seattle.

Historically, grizzlies ranged from Alaska to Mexico, with at least 50,000 bears living in the western half of the contiguous United States. With European colonization, the bears were shot, poisoned, and trapped to the brink of extinction.

After practice, I would have to go back to the dorm and take a nap.

Ideally, you want to have some guys get that rest... Because after 70-something games, you've practiced enough.

I've been practicing for a while now and physically trying to get in better shape as well after the injuries.

I had broken my nose while practicing. Also I got a fracture on my shoulders, knees.

A lot of people said they prayed for me. I felt their prayers.

Some feel as though the world is their oyster; others feel as though they were the oyster itself, plucked from the ocean, cracked open, and robbed of all that is precious to them.

I believe that literature always goes precisely there where the damage to a person has been done.

You can't predict injuries. That's one thing you can't do.

We didn't lose as many lives as had been predicted although we're still in the process of finding those we lost.