Whitey Ford Quotes

There have not been many occasions when I have bowled pain free and generally you are not 100 percent.

It's tough to play with an injury.

I can't dictate how I play because I'm injured. I've got to go out there and still play.

When I make a tackle or make a play and I have a slight pain or something, you're going to react the way you react.

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

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

My first injury ever was a broken toe, and my mother made me run laps around the mat for the rest of the night. She said she wanted me to know that even if I was hurt, I was still fine.

I must be the only player in the world who ever injured himself for a tournament by stepping on a shell on the beach. I don't know what I'm going to do.

You have injuries that bother you when you're not playing. When that horn blows, you don't feel it.

I've had two or three injuries when with England and it's been a bit bizarre.

There has never been a great athlete who died not knowing what pain is.

It's not like I've been vaulting my whole life. I haven't. So my body hasn't taken that physical beating. I'm still on the upscale.

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

I did enjoy football, but the injury factor for me, you know, I had so many issues. I don't know how long my career would've been.

I've always known that sporting people frequently suffer from joint problems because of the repeated strain they put on their bodies to get to the top. But somehow I never thought it would happen to me.

I didn't think I was going to play that day. I'd have to thank the training staff for getting me on the field that day. They made a bigger deal than I thought it was.

There's a difference between playing hurt and playing injured.

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 wish there was a season where I was playing and didn't have no aches, no pains, no bruises, no nothing.

I can't criticize an athlete if they say they're injured.

I'm quite used to playing with few injuries, whether it is back, fingers, elbow, or something else. You have to be tough and get on with the game.

Instinctively I know the difference between general pain from bowling, and pain caused by a specific problem.

I don't believe I throw quite the same as before I was injured.

It's tough to play well - or not that well - when you're injured.

A pitcher's arm goes, and they're done.