Barely Quote by Chael Sonnen

It's a dangerous sport, you can get really hurt. God helped me, protected me so I wouldn't have any damage, any serious injury.

— Wanderlei Silva

Being injured has harmed me on and off the field in a lot of ways.

— Danny Rose

I play physical, and I play hard, and the refs know that.

— Dillon Brooks

It's the referee's job to stop the fight. I'm in there to win, defend myself, and further my career.

— Chris Eubank Jr

I don't understand referees. It appears like some players can't even be touched, but in my case, everyone can hit me as hard as…

— Cristiano Ronaldo

I think when you play a contact sport there's always inherent risk and inherent risk to injury. At what point do you tolerate it,…

— Luke Kuechly

When you play trying to avoid injuries, that's when you get hurt.

— Charles Woodson

When I hit people, it's not a flash knockout where they get back up and I hit them a couple of times and the…

— Jeremy Stephens

This is a full-contact sport. It's the objective to disable your opponent, even if sparring or a real fight. You've got to use your…

— Alistair Overeem

I don't have any problem with tackles or duels, but I react when I notice that someone is only trying to kick me out…

— Franck Ribery

Overtaking is one thing. That is an art. But defending as well. You should be able to defend your position.

— Max Verstappen

Whenever you're falling or getting tackled, try to protect yourself. But that's part of the game; that's part of football.

— Deshaun Watson