Prodigy Quotes

I think many people with a chronic illness would prefer not to have their chronic illness, simply because it's high maintenance.

No, I had a back injury early on in my life.

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

My mother had multiple sclerosis.

Then I got a bad back injury, and they thought I wasn't going to have any feeling in my legs.

My doctor explained that exercise and diet changes might help and that I also might need a medication.

I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it was a lot easier to love.

Years ago I was diagnosed with a condition, and my doctors prescribed human growth hormone and testosterone for its treatment. Under medical supervision, I have continued to use both medications.

I've always been aware of my health - when you are having to go on stage and perform, you need to be feeling good - but when I was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, I became really, really conscious of my health.

I feel great. I had a blood clot. It was a bad deal. But when I look at my friends with hip replacements, knee replacements, shoulder replacements, neck surgeries, back surgeries, I'll take the blood clot.

I can't run anymore. That's the one thing I loved doing. And I can't play golf hardly at all because of wrist and back pain.

I have no cancer. I have four illnesses, but they are not fatal.

I've had nine major operations in ten years. A lot of it is to do with something called retroperitoneal fibrosis, where the internal tissues attack each other.

The truth is my dad was a lovely man who had to retire early from his job as an engineer because he had osteoporosis. It meant he was forced to wear a harness and could hardly breathe.

I think the greatest thing about partnering with the Arthritis Foundation is the fact that we're raising awareness. I actually called my mom and said, 'I've heard the word 'arthritis' every once in a while come out of your mouth. Do you have arthritis?' And she said, 'Yes, I have knee pain, joint pain and in my hands... I have arthritis.'

I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial.

You never think about your own mortality. At least not until your back gives way when you're 40.

To just meet people that have Crohn's or colitis and to hear their stories gives me a lot of hope and a lot of courage.

I don't think there is any philosophy that suggests having polio is a good thing.

Our bodies are truly the result of what we eat, what we think about, and the exercise we receive. If we are not wise, these little things can soon cause major health problems that will limit our success and ability to serve.

When you have an injury, you are hindered a little bit.

I felt something in my hip but I thought it was something little. It got worse and worse over time, to the point where I couldn't sit down. That's when I knew something was wrong.

For me, cleidocranial dysplasia was something that just spontaneously happened. Nobody in my family has it. It doesn't really hinder me at all. Obviously, I'm still able to do the things I love.

I've always been aware of mortality because I've always had ill health most of my life.

I've gone through a lot as far as health.