Cobi Jones Quotes

My body's feeling it a little bit. But one good thing, my back is in good shape, and that's my main concern. I know that my legs are going to take awhile to get back to where I was a few years ago, but as long as my back is solid, I feel that I can play many years.

The thing about the NBA, any pro sport, is, guys don't know how to take care of their body.

A year ago I had a back injury and followed a good nutrition program to help speed up my recovery. I focused on exercise and staying healthy in order to get back out on the ice.

I've never enjoyed my running more. I also do 200 sit-ups a day, 60 push-ups, and a lot of stretching. I've had some back issues. I think the stretching helps with that.

We will always make sure player health and safety is our No. 1 priority in the NFL.

I want to reduce my risks as much as possible and hopefully be able to go to the World Cup fit, ready and healthy.

But the equipment to protect the players hasn't developed along with that, so now you have more players out with worse injuries, for longer periods of time.

As a former football player who has carried a football more than 4,000 times, trust me, I did not go into ballroom dancing with my body being 100 percent, with no aches or pains or ailments coming with me. When you're dancing, you're doing stuff that your body's not used to, and so you start to aggravate those old injuries.

After I suffered a labral tear in my hip while playing soccer, I realized that many sports-related injuries can be prevented and I dedicated myself to helping young athletes learn more about injury prevention.

I don't think you ever feel 100 percent throughout a season. If you ask any player, I don't think they ever feel 100 percent fresh every week.

It's funny because everybody has injuries, and different teams handle them differently.

The way people train is the most dangerous thing because we train, like, everyday.

Obviously we've got a lot of science behind football these days and we've got a lot of people that can advise us on how best to look after our bodies.

I've always been working with my rehab people, just to keep my body loose and fluid.

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 work hard in the offseason for that situation - for injury prevention.

I mean, every player is hurt every year, so that's not really an excuse for everything.

We've made a lot of strides over the years in making the game better for players to be able to stay healthy and showcase talent.

When you train the way I do, injuries are going to happen.

The biggest thing I learned is that when Dana says retire, you should retire. Otherwise, you will blow your knee out before your next fight.

If you have a kid that loves basketball - that eats, sleeps, drinks, and thinks basketball, and all he knows is basketball - and he gets hurt, and he's your franchise player, you need to hold him back from himself.

While I dealt with my share of injuries throughout my career, I was fortunate to have been healthy for the majority of our run in the 1990s. The same can be said about Michael Jordan.

We've seen some players dying from playing football, and the questions are why can't the medical team stop it from happening.

The quarterback is the most vulnerable one on the field. He's in an awkward position a lot of times when he throws the ball. So he does have to be protected. You lose a quarterback, you're in trouble. I don't know if they can make it too safe. I think health becomes an issue.

I believe there will be players who, instead of playing eight years, will play six. Who will closely watch how they feel. It will shorten careers.