Marco Reus Quotes

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

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.

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

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

I'm not saying I'm never going to get injured again; that's just impossible.

Injuries are a part of the game.

Sometimes, quarterbacks just get hurt. So do running backs, so do linemen, so do wide receivers. Blaming innovative schemes for these injuries is shortsighted.

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.

Injuries are a big factor when you're trying to go on a championship run.

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

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

It's funny because everybody has injuries, and different teams handle them differently.

Injuries are a part of the game. Every athlete knows that.

It's tough to play with an injury.

Most of the players can get injured, small ones and big ones. But when you get the small ones, you have to fight against them and play, play, play.

Have I ever left the field with a broken nose, black eye? Yes, numerous times. I've had a broken nose and a few black eyes. It's part and parcel of the game, really.

You never want an injury as you're getting ready for the playoffs.

I have played with a torn bicep before. I have come back from a torn Achilles before. So I guess it's just in my DNA.

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

When someone tells you a fighter's injured and they tell you to go after an injury, it really throws you off.

You do get injuries in this sport. More than in other sports.

If I have got an injury, I have got an injury. Whenever I want to play for Nigeria, I must be 100 percent, I want to give everything. But if I have got an injury, I don't want to force myself, because I am going to look stupid on the pitch.

I've had three injuries, and one took from 2016 to 2017 for me to recover. Three months I was out because I wasn't perfect, and I lost a lot of games for this injury.

I can't take 200 hacks in the cage before the game. Not because I'll get tired, but because I'll hurt myself! I can't do that. I might get injured.