Kane Quotes

I don't want to think much about my injury in Australia. That phase is history.

Injuries are a part and parcel of a player's career.

I've had a lot of injuries.

My playing time in 1992 was limited because of an injury I suffered in a practice.

You never want to get injured, of course. That's just not what you do, but in the scheme of things 12 years of professional fighting and having to sit out nine, ten months for an injury is not that bad.

In terms of timing, there's never a good time to get injured.

Dealing with injuries each year, it's kind of like a given that it'll happen. You've just got to push through it.

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

For most of my career I've been very lucky to have avoided major injuries.

I've had so many injuries.

I never had a serious injury that kept me out of a big competition. Now everyone has injuries - to their feet or their knees or their backs.

I've dealt with a lot of injuries over the years, and you just learn about pain management and how to keep yourself in the best shape to play on Sunday, and then playing with pain.

You're never going to go through a season with no injuries.

Most of the players can get injured, small ones and big ones. But when you get the small ones, you have to fight against them and play, play, play.

You do get injuries in this sport. More than in other sports.

It's not like I can't play football with some injuries.

I've been very fortunate with injuries: I've had the odd broken bone in my back; when I was starting out here in England, I cracked a few ribs, and I've broken a bone in my hand.

I played with a lot of foot injuries.

It is always a shame when players are injured.

I can't take 200 hacks in the cage before the game. Not because I'll get tired, but because I'll hurt myself! I can't do that. I might get injured.

I want the opportunity to play pain-free.

In the past, whenever I had a niggle, I would ignore it and let it heal on its own. Now, I tell the physio that I am facing some difficulty.

Over the years, I've hurt my thumb, separated my shoulder, and injured my back, but not too bad. Actually, my back was hurt pretty bad. I had to take an ambulance and was in bed for a week.

I've had injuries before. They are just obstacles to overcome.

I had a constant fear, a constant little doubt in my mind: 'OK, I'm getting ready to do my standing back full on beam and I might re-tear my ACL.'