Best Injured Quotes to Inspire, Uplift & Motivate You Every Day

“To be honest, I don't know if I'd go into another fight injured again.”

“I think a lot of guys take a lot of time between fights, and they say that they're injured. You've never heard that from me.”

“I think there's a difference between things that hurt and being injured.”

“Having an endometriosis flare up is a big fear when you get to a tournament not injured.”

“No one wants to get injured but I accept the fact that what I do, injuries will be a part.”

“Luckily, I haven't been severely injured, but I've... broken ribs and stuff.”

“I trained with Shaolin monks in China and I faced a lot of limitations I had to get over. I got hurt, I got injured, I got tired, but I always came back for more because my brain told me I could overcome it all. It was a mental puzzle I was being asked to solve.”

“I don't think City would be too happy if I got injured playing street football, so I don't do it anymore. I train more than enough so I don't need to be doing stuff like that. I used to love it as a kid, though.”

“It wasn't easy playing injured.”

“I've had to learn about my body and I've had to figure out things that will work for me - I had to change my diet and, having been injured, I've been in the treatment room and learning from those guys and people outside of the treatment room.”

“It got injured in 1995 and was operated upon once.”

“Yeah, I came back quickly, but I don't think me getting injured the second time necessarily was from coming back too early.”

“Obviously, if you get injured in a fight, it takes a little longer to come back from that. Honestly, though, after most of my fights, I felt like I could've fought again the same night.”

“It can be tough, because watching your children play, you want them to do so well and it's tough to take as a parent. When you see them flying into a tackle, that's when the parent instinct comes in 'oh, don't get yourself injured.' You don't want anything to happen to them, you just want them to be happy and successful.”

“It is horrible being injured.”

“When I've been injured, my head's gone, I've turned to mush.”

“The day you play football will be the last day you're pain-free. It's a physical game; you're going to be hurt. But being injured and hurt are two different things.”

“Obviously it is going to be tough when everyone else is getting their chance and you are out injured on the sidelines, but you just have to get back right and take time and then make sure when you get your chance you take it.”

“You don't know how your body is going to shape up. It's whether you can maintain the performance - or improve it - without getting injured. That's the battle every athlete faces and the older you get the harder it becomes.”

“It's basketball and there are going to be things that change with who's injured and who isn't or who is playing and who isn't.”

“I really can't lift weights because my back is injured from being an EMT.”

“I'm 43 years old and I've never been injured doing any of my arts.”

“I know why I lost my fight to Ryan Bader. Because I was injured. I needed surgery but I didn't want to back out because I was fighting in Japan.”

“For me, I've wrestled since I was 12 years old, so I've never had time off or been injured.”

“I've been injured where you can't play. But if I'm able to get up and move around, I'm not coming off the field.”

“There's a difference between being injured and being hurt.”

“Whether we have a new baby, a sick parent or an injured spouse, taking time off to care for our family member or ourselves is a need almost every one of us experiences during some point in our lives. This is true no matter where people live, what their income level is, or what kind of job they do.”

“Bernd Leno's injury has changed my career. Other great goalkeepers - such as Iker Casillas - have got their big opportunities when the first-choice keeper was injured.”

“I joined Aston Villa to improve myself in the Premier League. It started well but then I got injured and Villa ended up having five managers that season.”

“I haven't been injured at all. It's just one of those things which does happen in football.”

“I've been told that I've shot the ball a lot better since I've been injured, so that's kind of weird.”

“To be honest with you, it really doesn't get me excited to see anybody get injured.”

“When someone else is injured, they are the ones who motivate you. It's not just for yourself - it's for them.”

“I always had the confidence. The platform, guys getting injured and giving me multiple opportunities, that has allowed me to showcase it.”

“No matter how tired I am, or whether I have injured my back or neck while shooting, I don't ever miss the gym.”

“I got injured just before we filmed 'Ninja Warrior,' which stopped me playing football with my mates. I haven't played football since. I'm crocked now, my back has gone and I feel like my body has packed in.”

“Not too many people have my story. And this is my story: A guy goes from unknown to a Heisman Trophy finalist. He gets kicked out of school. He absolutely rebounds himself. He becomes a millionaire. He's taking care of his family. And then he's getting injured.”

“When you are injured you have to keep a positive mindset and keep moving forward.”

“If you do not have good shoes, you can get injured.”

“I've got injured in one World Cup, been to a Euros and another World Cup, so I've been there, seen it, and had a taste of it.”

“Most of the players can get injured, small ones and big ones. But when you get the small ones, you have to fight against them and play, play, play.”

“People probably don't realise, but you often train harder when you're injured than when you're fit.”

“When you play injured, you're still judged like you're 100 percent. You know you can't do all you want to, but you want to get back to help your teammates.”

“It is always a shame when players are injured.”

“You can't fault a player because he got injured.”

“I tore my MCL and medial and lateral meniscus, too. All in one play and the first time I was really injured.”

“I wanted to build respect with my peers... I felt like I had done that throughout my WWE career. I really felt it and knew it was there when I got injured.”

“Zizou was very good to me as he was a professional, and I did everything for him; I ran, I fought, I played injured. Practically, I gave everything for Zidane.”

“Every actor while shooting might have got injured during the shoot, and the same happened with me but I continued with work.”

“For my size, I think I played bigger than my size. I tried to play bigger, which is probably why I got as injured as I did.”

“About Mali, they came to my house. We spoke and after that, the guy posed for a picture giving me a Mali shirt. With Spain I didn't go because I was injured. When the time comes, you will see which team I decide.”

“People don't wake up one morning and say: 'I fancy being injured today.' It is just the way it is.”

“I always like to keep busy, I always say if you're not injured then you should fight.”

“As players, we only get opportunities when players get injured and you never want to see anyone get injured.”

“Being injured helps you appreciate your health in general.”

“People didn't want to accept that I was injured. I played on a bad knee, a really bad knee, for a long time. I actually put team before me and played when I was hurt, but people still would dog me.”

“You never know what could happen. Someone could get injured early in the game, so everyone knows they have to be ready. Anyone can come on at any stage in the game and make the difference.”

“It's always better for the players being injured to come back to a winning team; it takes pressure off their shoulders.”

“It is terrible to be injured; you want to return to playing football.”

“People don't understand how hard it is to be injured, not to be part of the team but to watch from the side.”

“I was supposed to fight a guy back in the day. He didn't shower, specifically to throw off his opponents. Thank God I got injured, and I couldn't fight the fight. I was so worried about it. I was like, 'Oh my God - I heard about this guy.' It was the worst ever.”

“Even when I was injured, I was always working hard.”

“I've been very fortunate that I haven't gotten injured a bunch. I try to take care of myself. I think, too, my size gives me an advantage in some ways.”

“Everyone has been injured, regardless of whether they're an athlete or not.”

“I think I've been through all the phases of the sport. I won, I lost, I got injured. Now I get to do what I love, with my truth, without worrying about what people will say or things like that.”

“Sometimes, it's just unfortunate you get injured in the game. But you can definitely take strides to prevent those things.”

“That's my mentality. Just because somebody has fouled me, there is no reason for me to be nasty to him. I try to respect football as much as possible, and when someone is injured, you put the ball out.”

“The problem with getting injured when you get older is that it takes longer to recover.”

“I'm usually reading too many books - in fact, I'm usually reading enough books that if the stack fell on me, I'd be injured.”

“When I'm injured, I eat everything - proper junk. That's the one thing about being injured so much, I get to treat myself.”

“My whole body is a wreck. I've injured myself so many times with jujitsu, skateboarding, football. I guess I like to live hard.”

“I think when someone is injured in your family, you want to speak to the individual and you want to hear their voice and you want to make sure they are OK.”

“If you're injured, it changes the way you move. If you're injured, it changes the way you talk.”

“I wish I could have won a lot more tournaments, but I got injured every time I played well.”

“The Irish Government can no longer stand by and see innocent people injured and perhaps worse.”

“Growing up wrestling, you get injured, and they expect you back on the mat in a couple weeks unless it's really bad.”

“I don't turn down fights unless I'm injured. Never have. So it's a part of my makeup.”

“The obvious thing is I would love to fight Conor McGregor. We've got some history there, and he won, and people saying he didn't knock me out because of an injury he had. I was injured in the fight, too, so let's test that theory. I want to test that theory.”

“I don't want anyone to get injured. It's a competition: you want to play against the best teams and the best players.”

“How can you train if you're constantly worried about getting injured?”

“It's tough to play well - or not that well - when you're injured.”

“Guys get... benched, replaced. They get injured; another guy comes in and becomes the starter. That happens all the time.”

“I grew up playing sports, but now I feel like I can't, because if I get injured, I'll impair whatever film I'm working on.”

“My main goal is to stay healthy because when you're injured you realise how lucky you are to have your health.”

“This is the fight game, where somebody could get seriously injured, and that's what I'm looking to do when I get in there against Conor McGregor.”

“You never want to get injured, of course. That's just not what you do, but in the scheme of things 12 years of professional fighting and having to sit out nine, ten months for an injury is not that bad.”

“Before I got injured, football was very easy, I didn't have to work out.”

“There will always be players injured or suspended.”

“It was lucky for me. It wasn't lucky for the nine people that got killed and the 20 that were injured.”

“There was a time when I was injured and playing really bad and cut, rightfully so, that I wasn't sure what my future in football was.”

“If you're injured, it's always mentally hard.”

“People ask me why I keep getting injured but I have just had to accept it is one of those things that happen.”

“It's very strange getting out of the military, when you've lived in Iraq, and people you know are going overseas again and again. Some of them are getting injured.”

“I can't play in a way that I am afraid to be injured.”

“2014 was physically a tough year because I injured my knee, and you know how that goes with your emotions and the mentality.”

“I've seen a lot of people over the years just do things that were unsafe because someone asked them to. And it might not be until later that they say, 'I was uncomfortable with that,' or if they get injured, 'Yes, I probably shouldn't have done that take a second time.'”

“At a big club, they don't wait for you. If you're injured or you're not playing, the team goes forward without you.”

“I'm not one that sulks when he's injured. I use it as time to learn, to pick up on things.”

“Being injured gives you the chance to reflect on the players who play in your position, too. You see things you can do, things you can maybe do better.”

“What sucks for Aldo is that he just gets injured a lot.”