Because i can Quote by Ray Rice

It hurts because you want to try to get out there and help the team win, and I wasn't able to do that. Injuries…

— Pokey Reese

The most that hurts is I couldn't see my kids growing up. They grow and go. Most of the time, I'm in training camps.…

— Oleksandr Usyk

It hurts. I miss my kids. I miss my kids in so many ways that I can't explain.

— Val Kilmer

I've been hurt every year I played football.

— Amari Cooper

I feel pain every day, not just when I play football, but also in normal life.

— Javier Pastore

Football is a welcome relief, you get to go out and enjoy it and play like you did when you were a child again.

— Paul Mullin

Am I ever going to be able to play football again? What's going on with my career? I was just thinking things like that.…

— Rob Gronkowski

All the pain I had, it was not worth it. My ankle created so many problems, it affected my day-to-day living. But at that…

— Marco van Basten

You play football. People forget you chose this sport. It's a collision sport. You're going to feel some pain. If you can't fight through…

— Patrick Chung

I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing.

— Shaquille O'Neal

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…

— Jason Taylor

If I get hit, I know the pain is going to be temporary. I'm going to hurt for a second and that might be…

— Demaryius Thomas