Bill Bradley Quotes

I've been hurt every year I played football.

I've played with a lot of injuries.

Sometimes you just have to play in pain.

I was able to do Classics, the U.S. national championships and the Pan American Games and feel like I improved with each meet, but I was still struggling with a lot of residual pain from the two surgeries.

The nature of the game is pain.

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.

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.

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

It's tough to play with an injury.

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.

Any injury is tough, and it is a little bit tougher when it is the hand that you have to catch with, but it is football man. I wouldn't have it any other way.

There's going to be wear and tear on your body; that's just the nature of the sport, no matter if you're a rookie or if you're 10 years deep in the league.

I lived on being a quick player and my hamstring was breaking every time I made a quick move. I wondered what the hell was going on.

I mean, every player is hurt every year, so that's not really an excuse for everything.

While I dealt with my share of injuries throughout my career, I was fortunate to have been healthy for the majority of our run in the 1990s. The same can be said about Michael Jordan.

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

I give everything I have every time I take the ball. With that, I also know that there will always be a risk of injury when playing this game that I love.

I was on the sideline with a knee injury and when I came back, I wanted to play at the best level I could. And that's the case for a lot of players, they want the chance to play against the best competition.

I probably played hurt a lot more times than I should have.

People get hurt all the time in the game of football, it's part of what we do.

It's a lot tougher to play soccer and make it look believable. But in boxing, it was easier for me. I got injured a lot more in the soccer world. In soccer, I pulled muscles. I thought boxing was going to be tougher.

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.

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.

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.

I think no athlete wants to end his career on an injury.