“The decision to retire was quite an easy one for me because by that stage my knees were so badly gone. If I had been like Martina Navratilova and my body had let me I would have carried on playing a lot longer.” IfsBodyEasyDecisionGoneStageLet MeKneesRetiringOne For Me Author:Jo Durie
“Here's the analogy. If my body were a car, I'd be thinking about trading it in around now. I would like to upgrade. I would be actually on the lot somewhere and some guy with a loud sports jacket would be sizing me up...kinda lookin' around goin--maybe kickin my knees. Looking behind me going: That looks a little bashed in back there...Yeah. You mind if I check under the hood?" 'Well yes I do! Thank you very much.” IfsThinkingMindWellsLooksLittlesBodyWould BeGuySportsBehindsCarYeahChecksLoudKneesTradingJacketsHoodAnalogies Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“I lost quite a bit of skin on the left side of my body and sustained some deep cuts in my hand and around my knee, but the doctors were able to stitch it all back together. Luckily I didn't hurt my shoulder but I'm now at the point where the only thing on my body which isn't hurting is my bad shoulder.” BodyHandsAbleTogetherLostLeftBitsSidesHurtCuttingDoctorsSkinsShouldersKneesBack TogetherStitches Author:Jens Voigt
“I don't enjoy the diminishing agility of the body!I had knee surgery and I no longer can go do three yoga classes and run. It's not as much fun, physically. But emotionally, it's way more fun. I am so much happier and contented and less agitated - I'm just calmer. So it's like everything in this human existence, it's a trade off - it's like you trade the virility of the body for the agility of the spirit. That's a good line. I have to remember that!” WayHumansBodyRunningRememberSpiritThreeFunEnjoyLinesExistenceClassLike YouYogaTradeKneesSurgeryHuman ExistenceAgilityTrade OffsCalmer Author:Elizabeth Lesser