Again Quote by Nathan Ake

I almost stopped playing. For three or four years it was really tough mentally. 'Then slowly, slowly, slowly... my team told me to keep…

— Peng Shuai

Being a part of the practice squad was a tough year for me.

— Adam Thielen

I was 16 and went straight into the reserves. I had to adapt to the language, adapt to a new country, adapt to a…

— Patrick van Aanholt

The way I was playing year-round was breaking me down physically and mentally.

— Diana Taurasi

I was struggling, and I was struggling mentally more than anything, and that will carry over to the games.

— Shaun Livingston

I had expected to be playing in the reserves and, all going well, that I might get a chance in the first team towards…

— Robbie Keane

Being injured for nine months, it felt like a breeze to me mentally - nothing was really too difficult.

— Callum Wilson

It was especially tough following my shoulder injury. I was able to play again after three months out, but it wasn't the same Boateng.…

— Jerome Boateng

I'm not saying I didn't have ample time to recover, ample time to get to my best, I felt this year I did fine.…

— Tiffeny Milbrett

It's been a long journey. Continued to work through my rookie year. I was hurt a lot. Up and down.

— Austin Rivers

It was the toughest phase of my life. I suffered almost a career-ending injury. Getting through the first phase of my injury was tough.

— P. R. Sreejesh

It was a tough. Sixteen games into my career, we had a coaching change. It was something I never experienced before, and something I…

— Steven Stamkos