I practiced and played a certain way that kept my body limber. That's probably why I never got hurt.
I want to exit from this sport with my head intact.
I always tell people that our sports aren't that dangerous.
I always took a lot of pride in being a safe wrestle. I never injured anyone.
My advice is keep your lips away from the spinning things.
I think if someone gets kicked in the face it is their fault - they watched the foot come towards their face.
Fortunately, in the place where I went out, they had set up a little previously a fence which prevented me finally from smashing against trees. I went out with a broken leg only. A small price to be paid at the time for an accident of this kind.
Check my records: you'll find I've never caused a bad injury to a player.
When you play for 20 years - and really, I never had to miss a game due to injury - that's not just good protection. That's good luck.
Obviously we will talk about doing everything we can to make our sport as safe as possible.
If you can lessen the chance of a bad injury by being strong, you have to do it.
That's one of the things with a championship-caliber team, is how it deals with injuries.
Trust in the great American ingenuity. We can derive more intelligent, more brain-friendly ways we can play football.
You can't predict injuries. That's one thing you can't do.
Think about what caused the injury and how it can be prevented next time; that way, you will become a smarter athlete and less likely to repeat the same mistakes.
My mother wouldn't let me play football because she was afraid I would get hurt, so I played flag football.
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.
You never know what may happen with injuries and suspensions.
As a forward it is always a bit easier to avoid the kind of challenges that can cause impact injuries.
Illness, mechanicals, and injuries is not something you can 100% avoid; you can only try to limit the risk.
Player safety has been an essential focus for us for a number of years.
When you play trying to avoid injuries, that's when you get hurt.
