Georginio Wijnaldum Quotes

The last thing you want to see is your great players in the press box or in the locker room.

Always, you miss all the players when they are injured.

There will always be players injured or suspended.

As players, we only get opportunities when players get injured and you never want to see anyone get injured.

Obviously if Gates turns out missing the first game because of this, that's disappointing for everyone in this locker room because he is big part of our team and we don't want to see that happen.

An injured Zlatan is a pretty serious thing for any team.

If we are going to win games, we need 11 fit players. Sir Alex Ferguson does not pick half-fit players.

That's one of the things with a championship-caliber team, is how it deals with injuries.

It's always bad news when a player gets injured - dreadful news.

Not every time someone gets hit these days with a kick, they don't necessarily take a flat-back. Maybe less flat-backs add time to a career, but if they miss some of it, it just seems like you're done.

It is always a shame when players are injured.

It's always better for the players being injured to come back to a winning team; it takes pressure off their shoulders.

If theres an injury, for a couple games, you can have guys step in. But for a long period of time, it always catches up with you.

The one thing that teams can't endure in the NFC any more is injuries. Good teams become bad teams just because they get spread thin with injuries.

It was tough to quit football. But after I was injured, I didn't want people paying money to see only half a John Matuszak.

My philosophy on quarterbacks is, first and foremost, you've got to keep them healthy and on the field.

Your cruciate ligament, like many long-term injuries... when they come back they're expected to be what they were before the injury. While fit it sometimes takes a little bit longer for some than others.

The league has to be sensitive about what crosses the line and what doesn't. It's tough to determine what is a legal hit and what isn't a legal hit, and if someone was deliberately trying to hurt someone or not. A certain integrity, though, has to be maintained.

When you lose a good player, it's like losing a quarterback.

Changing public perceptions is important. Nobody bats an eyelid in a team sport when a player gets injured and is still getting paid. In tennis, there is nothing like that.

Obviously, my goal No. 1 every year is to play in every game.

It's always good to hear when players aren't out for as long as you thought they would.

Of course, I believe injury has stopped me winning more tournaments.

As a manager, you always want as many players available as possible, but injuries are a part of football, as it is a contact sport.

As a player you don't want to hurt someone and you don't want to see someone leave the ice with the doctors.