Dustin Poirier Quotes

Writing in certain environments carries with it an occupational risk.

I've urged employers to address ergonomics and adopt ergonomics measures.

As an athlete, you are literally programmed to endure a specific amount of pain.

I had pain in both knees my whole career. Not many athletes play pain-free. Mine was just more than normal.

I've been unfortunate enough to be working, and recovering from a few injuries now and again.

Latinos are disproportionately more likely to be injured on the job than other ethnic groups.

If you feel pain, you have to make up your mind whether you can play with it or not.

A little pain is no problem.

Every job carries occupational hazards.

Ergonomists are not physicians - they are engineers - and their medical theories are controversial. Some of the world's leading medical researchers deny that repetitive motion causes injury.

I've urged employers to address workers' pain.

It's unfair to think that we can do what we do with the intensity that we do it and expect injuries to not happen.

I've taken pains to acknowledge that ergonomic pain is real and that ergonomics is valid.

I think the mindset is always to think that you are never going to play pain-free.

No matter how tired I am, or whether I have injured my back or neck while shooting, I don't ever miss the gym.

You can deal with a little pain. It's just about making sure you can throw the ball good enough to go out there and help your team.

I'm pretty good at playing with foot injuries.

I started getting RSI in my wrists and my elbow from playing really hard, so I started looping.

When you are moulding 30 an hour, it takes its toll on your body. It got to the point where my back was just hanging off. It was time to say, 'I can't do this any more'.

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

Our schedule is intense. We do this for five nights a week, so injuries can happen very easily with the demands of the job. It's just the nature of what we do and sports in general.

I cant remember the last time I went in the ring feeling whole. The pain is something you learn to live with. Some guys don't and they don't last.

I like to think of myself as somebody who heals fast and can play through pain, but I'm not going to rush it at the same time. A sprained ankle, those are things I can fight through.

You can be an astronaut, knowing it can be super dangerous but understand intuitively what the risk issues are. Not having the same usable knowledge about the risk of football, or any line of work, doesn't work.

I've been in pain for so long now I'm just used to it.