Elana Meyers Quotes

The physio side probably stemmed from the knocks I got as a player.

Have I ever left the field with a broken nose, black eye? Yes, numerous times. I've had a broken nose and a few black eyes. It's part and parcel of the game, really.

There has never been a great athlete who died not knowing what pain is.

I made the varsity team as a freshman at 15. Then, I tore a tendon and never fully recovered. I was a shortstop, then third baseman, then second baseman.

Injuries is a part of a sportsmen life; you have to live with it. You can't be down with that; it is not gonna help you.

I always liked the defensive part of baseball.

I haven't thought of retirement yet, but when I stop enjoying the game or when injuries force me, I will quit.

I wanted to be a doctor in sports medicine; I was into sailing and all that sort of thing.

Playing 10 years in the NHL, almost 600 games, there's going to be some wear and tear for everybody.

Over the years, I've had about 80 stitches in my head and face from football incidents and bar incidents, so I have lots of scars. I don't think I look intimidating, but I'm sure other people have their opinions.

I tore my ACL playing basketball.

Yeah, two or three weeks ago I was fairly snappy. I've never been injured before and this year it feels like I've hardly played.

It's football. You're going to get laid out eventually.

Lots of things can happen when there's really hard racing and contact going on.

When you're an athlete, the one thing you're concerned about is injury, because that's the No. 1 thing that can take you out.

A lot of my career I'm out of the gym, I'm injured and I'm blown up.

I lived and breathed football. Now I have difficulty walking because of that: because I gave much more than I actually had to give.

I played second base.

I believe that you're a hitter first and you're a slugger second type deal.

This is football; everyone gets hurt. If you run the ball 40 times a game, you're going to get banged around and get nicks and bruises here and there, but I don't pay too much attention to that.

It is terrible to be injured; you want to return to playing football.

I had a lot of ups and downs through my career at BYU, through different injuries and stuff. The fan bases have always been right there to pick me up and support me through all those injuries.

I led the world the whole year until the trials. I was in Birmingham, U.K. Broke the meet record, had the meet won already, beat the 2012 Olympic champion in long jump that day. It was a big moment. On the last jump, I blew it. Blew my hamstring.

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

The only time I've ever been knocked out in my entire life was in a rugby game when I was about 13. I used to play on the wing. The opposing winger has the ball in his hand and he's running full speed at me. I go down to tackle him and he jumps up and his knee hits my temple.