Injury Concern Quotes

If any other part of your body has some weakness, you go, 'Well I can probably manage.' But when you're a quarterback, and it's your right hand, you're certainly concerned far as being able to do your job.

I grew up playing sports, but now I feel like I can't, because if I get injured, I'll impair whatever film I'm working on.

I'd never gone as a kid to an ice rink. There was always that fear that I'd break my leg and it would affect my career.

How much abuse is a fighter expected to endure before he can be allowed to show some concern for his own welfare? Anyone who has been around fighters knows they all share the same secret: They are more afraid of embarrassment and humiliation than injury. Do fans and writers use this fact against them in what we celebrate or criticize?

I really do like being independent, and I don't want to have to rely on anyone else to cart me around if I break a bone.

Right now my main aim is not to get injured any more. I am a little bit afraid of running and sliding because the ankle was so painful. But I am not a person who runs a lot, who spends a lot of energy on the court. If I am mentally OK, if nothing is bothering me and I want to play, then it is fine.

The big push for me is the Olympics this year. If I'm healthy, I'm not worried about my ranking. I think I can hit the ball. It's just about my body cooperating. It's about being able to play matches in a row. Right now, I'm not sure how much I can do with that, but we'll see.

We all understand what we signed up for, but then again, you don't want this to be a game that puts people in wheelchairs at age 40.

I'd rather not, but if it will help the club, I'll do it. My ankle injury still bothers me sometimes.

As a player you don't want to hurt someone and you don't want to see someone leave the ice with the doctors.

If you want to run the read option with your starting quarterback that's had two knee surgeries, that's on you.

I've been in a position where I've been barely doing any damage, and the ref stopped it. It's just sport.

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

I think they shouldn't allow cut blocks, because our knees are important to us, too. I know concussions are a big deal, too, but I think knee, cut blocks are a big deal, but that seems to be OK with the NFL. So they're not too concerned about safety, obviously.

We don't want our players getting hurt.

I had two concussions that were of major concern, what I would term very significant. As far as head injury goes, I would say all of the others were pretty minor and inconsequential.

But I don't see myself as someone who needs to be managed or has to worry about injuries.