Sports Risk Quotes

I was incredibly supple and did gymnastics as well. So half of my injuries are because I am over-supple and the joints could always go that little bit further. But I was happy to push, and I have no regrets. That is important to say.

I always tell people that our sports aren't that dangerous.

People say I take too many risks. But the fact is, there is risk involved in every shot. You can get out trying to defend a ball as well.

No matter how badly you play, you want to come out healthy.

It's so uncommon for athletes to push themselves the way they do and not have injuries as a result.

You may get skinned knees and elbows, but it's worth it if you score a spectacular goal.

I don't actually think boxing is a particularly dangerous sport, I wouldn't even put it in the top ten of dangerous sports, but that's only if you take it seriously. Whenever I stepped into the ring I was well hydrated, I was at the right weight and I was prepared. It wasn't a dangerous sport for me.

Accidents happen on the field.

It's a contact sport. At some point, I'll get hit and that's part of it. I'm not worried about it.

I don't ever feel cautious about making plays. I tell myself that injuries are more likely to occur if I try to play safe.

Athletic ability can be taken away like that. It can all end in a heartbeat.

You've got to make sure the field condition is great for the players, because we're the guys out there running, putting our life on the line, playing hard.

I don't think the sport is any more dangerous than it's ever been.

It is very easy to get hurt in a match like the Royal Rumble. It seems very run of the mill, but it's always the stupid stuff where you get hurt.

A loss in boxing is different to any sport. It can set your career back a few years. So I fear losing more than anything.

Us fighter put our lives on the line to entertain the fans that watch.

If you get operated, something can go wrong and you can just say bye-bye to tennis. That's what happened to a lot of soccer players in Europe. They get operated, some things, it's not the mistake of the doctor. It's just some surgeries, they just don't go the right way...My injury will never go away. It's already become so chronic there's no chance to fix it so I can play without pain.

There's a difference between playing hurt and playing injured.

As pro snowboarders, skiers, etc., we all know that what we do is risky.

Any sport that turns a squash into a lethal projectile is safest watched from the comfort of your couch.

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

There are a plenty of shots that I have been amazed by, but a lot of these shots are played because you have worn an iron mask. Take away the protection, and let me see if they play them. Don't forget that the past players did not have any protection.

It's part of the sport, getting hit.

I wouldn't let my children play football.

I don't know that there's any particular scientific evidence that you could say, more guys get hurt in this offense versus that one, or hurry-up, or whatever, but everything that we've ever done in the NCAA is about exposure. How many exposures does a player get?