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“Bull riding is probably the most dangerous sport in the world in terms of head injuries.”

World Sports Term Dangerous Injury Riding Bulls Head Injuries Dangerous Sports

Author:Jonathan Gottschall

“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.”

Years Said Facts Pain Left Causes Sports Figures Serious Solutions Therapy Injury Frustration Obscure Procedures Surgeons Spine Hindsight Back Pain

Author:Jerome Groopman

“Technically, the last number of years, partially from the injury, it's been difficult to push forward but I felt even before the injury that I still could do more and was sort of at a stalemate.”

Years Stills Lasts Felt Sports Difficult Numbers Injury Stalemate

Author:Elvis Stojko

“Coaches aren't concentrating enough of the technical part of this game and that could lead to injuries.”

Enough Games Sports Coaches Injury Concentrating

Author:Troy Vincent

“I have had quite a few injuries during my time and if you are not injured in this sport [bodybuilding], you are not doing anything.”

Ifs Sports My Time Injury Injured Bodybuilding

Author:Ronnie Coleman

“I went to Dartmouth College, graduated, and had the opportunity to play two professional sports - I played for the New England Patriots in the NFL and professional lacrosse for the Boston Blazers. I had an injury, so I had to stop so I could heal. But when I was playing football, I wasn't making a lot of money; I wasn't a superstar.”

“You're going to have injuries, danger and glory in every sport. What makes football unique is that every person on that team needs to count on everybody else. It's the ultimate team game and you have to depend on your coaches, you have to depend on your support staff, you have to depend on your teammates.”

Needs Persons Games Sports Support Team Danger Football Depends Unique Glory Ultimate Coaches Injury Staff Teammate

Author:Tim Tebow

“The sports are also hard on my body, and I do have a longstanding bad back due to an injury some years ago. I don't regret any part of it though. I love what I do and my sporting career has taken me to some wonderful places and seeing the world.”

World Years Hard Body Sports Careers Taken Wonderful Seeing Regret Years Ago Dues Injury Seeing The World Don't Regret Wonderful Places

Author:Liz Halliday

“Obviously in the world of sports, you go through different ups and downs than in normal life. You might be on top of the world playing or you're sidelined with an injury.”

World Different Might Sports Normal Injury Ups & Downs Normal Life Top Of The World

Author:Tobin Heath

“Fishing largely consists of not catching fish; failure is as much a part of the sport as knee injuries are of football.”

Sports Sea Football Rivers Fishes Boat Knees Injury Lakes Fishing Catching Catching Fish Knee Injuries

Book:The Spectacle of Skill: New and Selected Writings of Robert Hughes

Source: The Spectacle of Skill: New and Selected Writings of Robert Hughes