Player Quote by Becky Sauerbrunn

Recovery days are critical to my training, and that holds true for any athlete.

— Laird Hamilton

The most time players get off is during the international breaks.

— Edwin van der Sar

Like many professional footballers, I have the legacy of injuries picked up over my career but the effect on my day-to-day training and on…

— Charlie Austin

For an athlete, there's no time off... until it's over.

— Terry Bradshaw

Sometimes you're playing three games in a week, then you have to get the recovery in.

— Mason Mount

During the season, the teams play every third day. That's a huge workload with some long journeys. I think, in football, we need more…

— Toni Kroos

When you're one of the leaders of the team, there are no days off.

— Tom Brady

When you get off five or six months, and you're not competing as an athlete, you want to get back out on the field.

— Rob Gronkowski

As athletes, we have ups and downs. Unfortunately, you can't pick the days they come on.

— Deena Kastor

You can understand why it is difficult for the players who have long-term injuries when they have to watch the boys going out training…

— Gylfi Sigurdsson

It's hard work to do important games for the club every three or four days, that is very physical.

— Per Mertesacker

Obviously in the world of sports, you go through different ups and downs than in normal life. You might be on top of the…

— Tobin Heath