“Tim Duncan's foot issue, I think, is a major factor in this year's playoffs. That's not the kind of injury that gets better over time playing NBA basketball.” ThinkingYearsKindIssuesFeetBasketballMajorsMajorityFactorsGet BetterInjuryNbaPlayoffsDuncan Author:Bill Walton
“Since I suffered the injury on company time, why shouldn't I also be able to get surgery and do recovery on company time?” AbleCompanyBasketballRecoveryInjurySurgeryLakers Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I wouldn't. I would just go home. I'd fake an injury or something.” HomeBasketballFakeInjury Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I have a lot left. There's only four or five good centers in the league and I'm in that number. ... I've been in it for 17 years but I've missed three years because of injury. If you do the math, I've still got three years left. You got that?” IfsYearsStillsThreeLeftNumbersFiveFourBasketballMathLeagueInjuryThree Years Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Westbrook: 10 triple-doubles and carrying that team, injury-prone, into the playoffs. LeBron being the best player in the world. But I think right now I would go with James Harden because of what he's done. He's stepped up his game defensively. He's not a great defender but he's competing on the defensive end.” ThinkingWorldEndsDoneGamesPlayerTeamRight NowBasketballBeing The BestInjuryCompetingDefendersBest PlayersPlayoffsMvp Author:Mark Jackson
“There's been injuries to where my perseverance may have gotten overlooked-just my hard work and what I bring to a franchise and to a team may have gotten overlooked. But it's a matter of staying professional and playing the game of basketball and ultimately doing whatever it takes to win a championship for your teammates.” MayMatterHardGamesWinningTeamHard WorkBasketballPerseveranceInjuryStayingChampionshipTeammateOverlookedWhatever It Takes Author:Amar'e Stoudemire
“I've played with IVs before, during and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. I don't miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn't that serious in the first place.” KnowsInspirationalFirstsHandsGamesMissingSeriousBrokenBasketballLipsAthleteSizeShouldersTeethKneesInjuryToesTornSoftballAnkles Author:Kobe Bryant
“Basketball is an endurance sport, and you have to learn to control your breath; that's the essence of yoga, too. So, I consciously began using yoga techniques in my practice and playing. I think yoga helped reduce the number and severity of injuries I suffered. As preventative medicine, it's unequaled.” ThinkingSuccessSportsNumbersPracticeBasketballYogaEssenceBreathsMedicineTechniqueInjuryEnduranceSeverityYoga PracticeHatha YogaHot YogaEndurance Sports Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar