We have to deal with small injuries that get worse as time goes by.
I spent three seasons at Benfica looking to be in the first eleven. Sometimes I got in and sometimes I didn’t. Sometimes injuries denied me. Sometimes the strikers who were in my position, they were scoring and scoring so it was difficult to play.
Injuries are not only a physical question, which is the most important thing, of course, but also a question of your mind. If you’re thinking: ‘I’m not going to make it’, ‘I can’t cope’, ‘it hurts’, ‘it’s never going to get better’, then it won’t.
I’ve talked to Frank Gore, Willis McGahee – different guys who had similar injuries to me. Those guys have been great mentors to me and kept me motivated.
Pogba’s a massive player. I know him a little bit. He’s unbelievable. He took a red card, and that’s the way it goes: you have injuries and suspensions.
When you train the way I do, injuries are going to happen.
When you live without training for a long time, you end up losing that habit. It is difficult to resume things, even if you have some time to prepare. It is difficult to acquire that rhythm again. Many injuries end up happening.
For anyone to say that WWE is fake or anything like that, no sir! It’s very physical, and the injuries are real; the blood is real.
Players need to be strong when they have injuries.
Work hard. And have patience. Because no matter who you are, you’re going to get hurt in your career and you have to be patient to get through the injuries.
Sometimes people fight with injuries and nobody knows, so it’s important for the fans to see what we do to – for everything.
I’ve played shows with injuries before but unfortunately cannot overcome having no voice.
I had a lot of ups and downs through my career at BYU, through different injuries and stuff. The fan bases have always been right there to pick me up and support me through all those injuries.
I’ve dealt with a lot of injuries over the years, and you just learn about pain management and how to keep yourself in the best shape to play on Sunday, and then playing with pain.
