Mustafa Ali Quotes

Being injured is something that happens in this sport. Anybody who gets into it understands that.

Every day is an opportunity to fall or hurt yourself.

Persevering and getting through hardship makes you tough, and at our house we celebrate stitches. As long as we didn't do permanent damage to their spine that's going to have lasting effect, we applaud and celebrate stitches at our house.

Injuries are a part of the game. Every athlete knows that.

When you're out there doing things, your adrenaline is rushing so much. But getting kicked in the face is never fun. There have been a lot of different painful things, but when you're kicked in the face or kneed in the face, it's not the most pleasant thing.

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.

It's football. Guys get hurt all the time.

I'm not going to change my game because I got hurt.

I'm not saying I'm never going to get injured again; that's just impossible.

Injuries are a part of the game.

In soccer, you don't want to see anybody get hurt.

I'm not in the business to get hit and take concussions.

I've had injuries in the past and I've always said that we earn our money when we're injured, because it's the hardest time. Playing football is the easy part because you're enjoying it.

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

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.'

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.

Every guy I know has some sort of freak injury in their body.

Sometimes, it's just unfortunate you get injured in the game. But you can definitely take strides to prevent those things.

Mother's father and brothers all took great interest in pugilism, and they knew the game well from much practice of their own. They were never so much delighted as when I visited them with a black eye or a bloody nose, at which time they would be at the trouble to give cunning points as to how to meet an opponent according to his weight and height.

I haven't been injured at all. It's just one of those things which does happen in football.

It's lucky I haven't been in a bad tackle. I could be prepared, but if my body gets wrenched in the wrong way, I can't help that.

People get injured everyday doing simple things. The problem comes sometimes when people crank up the intensity on skilled movements before they are ready.

I don't like to give in to injuries. I don't like to use them as excuses. Everybody has them.

As a professional skateboarder, I can't look at anyone getting hurt - it freaks me out.

You can be in the shape of your life, and then injury strikes. So you have to grab your opportunities.