“It's not an ideal thing for a player to think, but I really didn't care if I would get injured in this game. That's how much I really wanted to win this one. That's how we were driven to this championship.”
Ichiro Suzuki
“If you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves.”
George Bernard Shaw
“You look at the squad one week and think it's reasonably strong, ... then a couple are injured and it's not as strong as you thought.”
Alex McLeish
“It's a frustrating rule but necessary to ensure players do not get injured in the scrum, which has led to referees and clubs being taken to court accused of negligence.”
Keith Jones
“I cannot over-emphasize the importance of not taking risks with injured players.”
Haroon Lorgat
“We've been snake-bitten. Typically, as a player, you don't really think about getting injured until it happens to you.”
Kevin Mawae
“Every player hates sitting out and watching whether they're injured or a healthy scratch especially when things are not going so smooth,”
Ryan Smyth
