I wouldn't take any of my injuries back; I feel like I'm stronger as an athlete because of all those setbacks.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Injuries is a part of a sportsmen life; you have to live with it. You can't be down with that; it is not gonna help you.
What I would say is I've only had one injury in my NBA career that was probably was because my core wasn't strong enough, when I had a stress fracture in my back.
I never had a serious injury that kept me out of a big competition. Now everyone has injuries - to their feet or their knees or their backs.
I used to keep injuries to myself. It would just make it worse and worse. Now I'm having none of that.
I'm proud of the way I've dealt with setbacks. It's hard when you feel down and you think, 'Why is the world doing this to me?' But you have to pick yourself up again. That's what makes you a better athlete.
I don't think I would take the game with the same mentality that I do now if I hadn't been injured.
If you can lessen the chance of a bad injury by being strong, you have to do it.
Coping with injuries is always difficult for athletes because all we want to do is, basically, to have our best performances unhindered.
I spent a whole year when I was injured just trying to get my arm back to the point where I could hit a tennis ball for more than 30 minutes a day. I'd hit for 15 minutes and it would feel as if my arm was going to fall off.
In the past I've had a bad injury, and then struggled when I've got back because I've been unfit.
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