“Many years before when I had serious back pain from a sports injury, the surgeons said they would explore my spine and "figure it out." Out of frustration I had impulsively opted for the procedure. They ended up fusing the vertebrae. It left me debilitated. In hindsight, I blamed myself more than the surgeons. I had pressed them for a solution when in fact none was apparent because the cause of the pain was obscure.” YearsSaidFactsPainLeftCausesSportsFiguresSeriousSolutionsTherapyInjuryFrustrationObscureProceduresSurgeonsSpineHindsightBack Pain Author:Jerome Groopman
“Flyfishing does have its social aspects - on some of our crowded trout streams it can get too social - but esentially it's a solitary, contemplative sport. People are left alone with themselves in beautiful surroundings to try to accomplish something that seems to have genuine value.” PeopleTryingDoeSeemsBeautifulValuesLeftSocialSportsSeaAspectRiversFishesAccomplishGenuineBoatStreamsLakesFishingSolitarySurroundingsCrowdedLeft AloneContemplativeTrout Author:John Gierach
“I've been in Philadelphia 10 years, man. I knew it was going to be a challenge, mentally. I always thought life would come to an end if I ever left Philadelphia. And I feel like a newborn. Being in Denver it's just a better situation for me. And I'm just happy that I feel like I got an opportunity where I can win basketball games here.” IfsMenFeelsYearsI CanEndsOpportunityGamesWinningLeftSportsChallengesSituationBasketballPhiladelphiaThoughts On LifeNewbornDenverBasketball Game Author:Allen Iverson
“The game is the ultimate significance to me because it is so important to a lot of people. It has left a mark on our culture to be voted as one of the best to ever play.” PeopleImportantPlayCultureGamesLeftSportsUltimateMarkSignificance Author:Barry Sanders
“I wanted to learn how to skate backwards and they wouldn't help me and they went off and left me on my own.” HelpingWantedLeftSportsMy OwnHelp MeBackwardsSkates Author:Dorothy Hamill
“Look at the NBA players back when Magic and Kareem played in the early 80's with the short shorts, look at what Michael looked like when he first came in the league compared to when he left. Every sport evolves. Every sport gets bigger and more athletic, and you have to keep up.” FirstsLooksLeftSportsPlayerMagicBiggerEvolveLeagueNbaAthleticBack WhenShortsNba PlayerShort Shorts Author:Tiger Woods
“It's no accident that of all the monuments left of the Greco- Roman culture the biggest is the ballpark, the Colosseum, the YankeeStadium of ancient times.” CultureLeftSportsBaseballAncientAccidentsMonumentAncient TimesBallparksColosseum Author:Red Smith
“I get over bad games right away. Sometimes I've let it go even before I've left the mound. That quick. Why? Because it's over. What can you do about it? Nothing. The only thing you can do is fight if you're still in the game. After that you can do nothing.” IfsStillsSometimesMotivationFightingGamesLeftSportsCan DoGet OverLet It GoSoftballBad Games Author:Mariano Rivera