Avoiding Injury Quotes

No one I met at this time -- doctors, nurses, practicantes, or fellow-patients -- failed to assure me that a man who is hit through the neck and survives it is the luckiest creature alive. I could not help thinking that it would be even luckier not to be hit at all.

Lot of guys can take punches. The idea is not to take unnecessary punishment.

I have to be smart. You cannot be going in there, trying to go forward and pressure guys, and be taking damage and getting hurt on the way to doing it.

I think if someone gets kicked in the face it is their fault - they watched the foot come towards their face.

The most important thing is to stay fresh - physically and mentally - and to also avoid injury of course.

I think anytime that you can eliminate the big hit, it's obviously not only going to be good for your team, but it's going to be good for yourself.

Every fighter wants to... take the least amount of damage possible.

It's all about being sharp and not taking too much damage. That's always the game plan.