Tom Glavine Quotes

I was sick. I had a polyp on my throat. It would have been foolish for me to go out on the road with the problem I had.

I don't want to play 10 years and then die of a heart attack when I'm 40.

Go for Dr. Bowen as soon as you can. I think father is hurt.

The doctor told Phil, my then husband, that my condition was really bad news. They had found an artery tearing and said I could die. They said they could try to patch it up but it could go horribly wrong. It all turned out okay in the end but it was touch and go.

If I've got to have a stroke or a heart attack, I'd rather have a heart attack. I don't think that's the only reason I campaign for the Stroke Association, but a stroke would be a terrible thing.

If one of us, any of us, any American is traveling in a town somewhere in America and a medical crisis hits them, for someone who is diabetic or perhaps has heart disease or some other problems, where do we get the records to determine what to do?

I had actually hurt my neck, and because I went a while without getting it taken care of - it was pushing up against the back of my heart - and because I have heart issues, they thought it was this whole big deal. So I spent a good three days in the hospital, two nights in the ICU.

I'm lucky the arthritis happened at the time that it did because of the record.

I'm fine, except, you know, I broke my pelvis. And that's not much fun.

In 2003, I almost died of an intestinal blockage when I was on a mountain in Chile, filming a segment for 'Scientific American Frontiers.'

Heart disease is no laughing matter. After my father suffered a massive heart attack, I realized just how serious heart disease can be.

I'm constantly in fear of having a stroke.

I told him he'd have a heart attack a year ago, but unfortunately he lived a year longer.

I don't want to become a diabetic.

… Smoking sets a bad example.

When I graduated, I was my biggest ever: 15 stone, with a boyfriend - my first - of just 11 stone. I was 23 years old. It wasn't just affecting my career: it was a health issue as well.

But if I'd flown back, I would probably have lost my leg because of the blood clots. I've got two scars down the side of my leg where they had to cut me open and pull them out.

I'm one of those workaholics, the kind of guy who may drop with a cardiac arrest around 55.

Acting in soaps proved a health hazard to me and I withdrew.

I've been in the emergency room for food poisoning.

I don't know how well-known it is, but I had back surgery in '07, and it took about two years to recover.

It is crucial to have an injury seen to quickly.

I drink seven Coca-Colas a day. Regular Coke, which is really bad for me.

Glutton things, those are things that are dangerous for me. My grandma and my aunt died of diabetes; I'm borderline diabetic.

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.