Ankle Quotations

If we get in an accident that's strong enough to break bones, it's going to break bones. What makes me a little bit higher risk is that if I break my right ankle again, I've got a bunch of screws and plates in there, and that would not be good.

Some tell me I'll break my ankle on my high heels - but I live in them. I'm known for doing speed dashes and leaps and bounds in heels. No problem.

Oh, gosh, okay... well, my biggest injury was probably a bone chip in my ankle that required surgery.

Whenever I have a little time off, I try to go back to my farm in South Africa. I'll spend time with my family and hunt antelope, kudu and springbok. During a 2010 hunting trip, I tore some ligaments in my ankle when I stepped in a hole.

I've had one very bad ankle injury but otherwise I've been incredibly lucky with my fitness. I've worked hard at it and I've always been fit even compared to other players. That sustains you through various parts of your career, but I am 36.

My ankle feels fine. It hasn't bothered me since I began playing again last year, it's just a case of getting accustomed again to playing on an everyday basis.

My ankle was going toward the left and my foot was going toward the right. I was shaking, and they kept covering my eyes.

I wouldn't exactly categorize it now after talking with our trainer and talking with Lester today. It might not be a high ankle sprain, which is longer to come back from. If there's any positive, it's that.

Never assume the ability to walk means your ankle isn't broken or badly sprained. Putting weight on the injured joint can worsen the problem and lead to chronic instability, joint pain and arthritis later in life.

Obviously I've been hoping to get a chance this summer and Simon's had this ankle problem over the last couple of games and it's got worse as the game has gone on,

Peter has had chronic instability in his right ankle and we just wanted to make sure to get another set of eyes on it to see that things aren't deteriorating too much. We just wanted to make sure we keep it under control so Peter can get over the fear of having anything in his mind when he is skating." ()

I don't feel in any way this is a career-threatening situation. I'm looking forward to attacking the rehab in the same way I prepared myself for this season. ... I'm a guy who has a lot of things going for me, whether it's on or off the basketball court. I know basketball is something I want to pursue in the near future. I don't think I'll have a problem being able to do that when my ankle is healed.

Mitch was outstanding on the mound. When he left the game we were only one run down. He pitched especially well for not having thrown in two weeks (because of an ankle injury).

Sheets has an ankle sprain, and I want to say it's a high ankle sprain. It's in the front of the ankle, which is not good.

She always gets overlooked but she played a great game tonight. She's got the hurt ankle and she's the one diving on the floor for loose balls.

She does all the little things for us that need to get done. I think her ankle was a factor in some of the shots she took (Friday). As every day goes by, she'll get to practice more and more and get a little stronger. With (WIAA) playoffs rolling around, we hope to get her close to 100 percent.

She couldn't have played without it. Her ankle looked like a football.

She got clubbed a little bit before that, which she was fighting through. It looks to me like a rolled ankle ... but I think she'll be back. She's pretty tough.

Shoes? I have loved them all: '60s pumps; white Courreges ankle boots; platform soles from the first time around, in the '70s; more boots - ankle, calf, and knee-high; 1980s sneakers; pin heels and wedges; Mary Janes and stilettos.

She's still not 100 percent from the ankle injury. She's toughed it out and goes through a ritual with taping it every day to make sure she's ready to go.

She showed a lot of character and fortitude playing through those ankle injuries, which allowed us to get to that championship game.

Kevin will not be available this weekend and we now know he will need a couple of weeks for his ankle to fully recover.

He'll be in the slalom Saturday. It's nothing but a sore ankle and it's not of any consequence.

He just went over on his ankle and it is not fully recovered,

I am very disappointed to have to withdraw from Indian Wells. I re-aggravated the right ankle that I injured in Australia, and now require some time off to get back to 100 percent. Indian Wells has always been one of my favorite tournaments, and I am very much looking forward to playing there next year.

From the x-rays, there doesn't seem to be any major (fracture) but we are waiting for a full report on that. Every ankle injury is different but I think we are faced with a (serious) tear of the lateral ligament and there is associated bone bruising.

I feel like I'm improving game by game. At the beginning of the season I was (slowed) by an ankle injury, but that's coming back and getting better and better every day.

I had two ankle surgeries. That's not so good if you're a runner.

Barry is struggling with a bad ankle injury and that will be a huge blow for us,

I had just turned on the coffee pot and I heard the roar coming. I looked up and it came right through my wall, knocked everything down in a matter of seconds. I let out one yelp. By the time I did that, I was ankle deep in water.

Hard to say. The high ankle sprain is always a concern. It would be ill-advised to project at this time.

Had he not had a bad ankle this year, I'm telling you he would have caught 90 balls. That's how good he is. He missed a third of the year essentially.

I look like a mailman, like the average Joe. I roll up my shorts, I comb my hair funny. I pull my socks over my ankle brace. And that's all an advantage for me. I can feel it before the game. I can see the way guys look at me on the court. I may not look pretty but I get the job done.

He was moving fantastic. Coming off the ankle injury, I didn't know if he'd be moving that well.

He was a big long-legged black animal. As he got bigger that ankle blended in to his size and it wasn't all that noticeable.

He was pretty bad (with a stomach problem) plus his ankle was pretty sore. But the bottom line is the team pulled together to win a championship.

I am looking forward to the Davenport match. It will be tough, but I know she is playing after some time off because of an ankle injury and that should give me some advantage.

He did all we asked him to do today. He made the plays and made the runs we needed him to make. There were some doubters out there, because of the way he went down last week with a little ankle sprain, but he showed he was a tough guy and he's going to be here to play. He was out there wincing in pain on a few plays, but he really gutted it out.

He did a nice job. The biggest thing with Tyrus may be his conditioning as opposed to his ankle by game time on Thursday.

He hurt his ankle after districts, and we were kind of concerned how he'd be tonight. He threw the ball well tonight. That's probably as well as he's thrown all year.

He is fine; it won't be a problem. When you turn an ankle for the first time it can be painful; you are not sure what you can do on it. Lamar was worried more than anything.

He has a fracture in his ankle so you're talking about a minimum of six weeks out.

He hasn't been at his best in the last 3-4 months. His ankle is almost better so we'll test his vertical again soon. I don't see why he can't get to 43 or 44 inches. Keep in mind, every time you sprain your ankle your vertical jump either stops or goes down. We need to do some intensified ankle work with him.

He had a slight ankle sprain. He's a tough kid. I expect him to be back.

He had a very good spring for us. He didn't play in the spring game, so no one knew about him. He hurt his ankle right before the game.

He was trying to pull to get out of position and he had his leg locked out straight. Konrad dropped down and shot like a low single. All of the weight came on the knee. It was one of those things where the ankle got caught in the mat and there was nothing you could do.

He worked out this morning, but the ankle was a little sore so we'll hold him out tonight. We'll err on the side of caution.

He's been battling through that. He rolled (it) right toward the latter part of winter conditioning. I was going to say something to him before practice because he wasn't taped. He's usually taped on that one ankle and he wasn't. But he was after that.

He's better today than he was Tuesday, and you don't want to sit him out and have the ankle get weaker.

I feel great today, ... I'm not sore, my ankle feels great. I haven't felt like this since last April, before I hurt my ankle. I don't have any limitations from a preparation standpoint or a work standpoint.

He gets banged up otherwise, too - he plays so hard. So he missed one practice because his ankle was bothering him, not so much his side was killing him. In general, I think he's as close to 100 percent as he's gonna be until he has his operation, and I think that's plenty good enough. He's playing very, very well.

He got banged up during the meat of our schedule and he had a rough time coming back from the high ankle sprain. That's the one piece (to the offensive puzzle), if you were to look back, you'd feel like we haven't utilized him to the fullest.

We're pretty disappointed. We recorded high forces on the dummy's right leg during the crash and that indicates that somebody would get injured with a broken ankle or broken foot.

My thighs are constantly aching and I've had a painful ankle for days.

I went out there today to run on it, and it just feels like it's going to blow out. The knee's been bothering me all year. The two weeks off that I had, and then coming back and trying to get out there, I just re-aggravated my ankle and my knee.

Looking back at Tennessee, it wasn't the smartest thing to do. Whenever I'm healthy enough to go, I'll be out there. The ankle is still sore, but it's a lot better than it was.

I was cramping a little bit. My legs were hurting. I sprained my ankle last week and that was still a factor. I was able to pull it together at the end.

Listen, with the state of my ankle right now, there's no chance for me to be able to play again,

Stacey is a player that I classify as a warrior. She has a severely sprained ankle that she got against Middlebury. A few minutes after, she told me she was OK.

Record-wise and going into the playoffs, we can't improve. I'm trying to get as much rest as I can. I don't want to try to force the action by playing on an ankle that's not 100 percent.

Our point guard rolled her ankle and our post player was throwing up in the bathroom. It was a tough loss.

I will have more X-rays tomorrow to see if there is any bone damage, ... But right now they think it is just a high ankle sprain.

I think we should go into the tournament pretty healthy. My ankle is pretty much back to normal, and Tyrus should be back to normal once we get there. So I think we'll be all right. Even though we lost, it's a good thing that we get some extra days rest rather than playing Sunday. We have a little bit more time to prepare for this trip.

I reported to the Senior Bowl healthy and sprained my ankle in practice, ... I reported to the Rowdies right away. I was young and naive, and I was hell-bent on making sure I could get on the field and make the team. I played hurt the whole time. My ankle is permanently destroyed.

(Janet) was over at 5-2 but she clipped her ankle one time and clipped her heel another.

(Jared) Crouch came off with a bit of a rolled ankle (last week), but I think everyone is pretty good.

Just knowing (Andrus) was able to run on her ankle is a confidence boost.

I'm sick of all these injuries, tired of talking about them as well. My ankle will be taped very well. My mobility won't be a normal 100 percent, but I can see and hit the ball perfectly. I won't be using my spread that much. At this stage, it is important to find the right balance between resting and training. In my head I feel fine and that is what counts the most. I take it the fans will guide me through more difficult moments.

I thought my whole ankle was shattered. If that ball was an inch higher, I think I'd be out three to six months.

I thought my whole ankle was shattered. If that ball was an inch higher on my ankle, I'm probably done for three to six months.

I thought it was just an ankle sprain but it turns out I have a bone bruise in my heel. At this point there is no timeline on whether I can get back before or after the Olympic break.

I thought he was done. I thought it might be a broken ankle or possibly his knee.

I think that was the biggest shot of the game. It got him going. He hadn't played in a week because of the high ankle sprain.

Lauren filled a lot of roles on our team. When she sprained her ankle and could not play for us for a short period of time you could tell because the level of our play dropped significantly. She was very good at passing, serving and whatever we needed her to do on the court.

Right now, Purvis is hurt; he sprained an ankle in the alumni game.

I think Claudio is fairly fit right now. Getting over the broken ankle was big. His ankle now is sound, so that's a positive. I think the shoulder separation is a temporary setback.

I was told I have internal bleeding in my brain. My ankle is swollen and so is the back of my knee. The person hit my left side as I walked on the shoulder of the road.

It felt good, as good as it can be coming back from a severe ankle sprain. The adrenaline was going, the electricity was in the building and my teammates were playing hard. I mean, that drives you. I'm pretty sure I'll feel a little bit of something later tonight or tomorrow, but it really doesn't matter, we got a win.

It felt like I stepped in a hole. I tried to step up and chip the puck out of our zone, and I must have caught a rut in the ice. The ankle just rolled over and buckled.

It hurt, but I've sprained my ankle like that, I've stepped on people's feet a lot of times playing. It didn't hurt as bad as it did in the past.

I thought this season would be perfect and we would dominate. As soon as the ankle got hurt I was worried about everything. ... Now we're going to start doing what we were supposed to be doing and winning all of our games.

Unfortunately the left ankle that I injured during the Australian Open will prevent me from competing in one of my favorite tournaments.

The ankle feels fine. It's not 100 percent, so I'm not going to be able to go tonight.

The ankle feels good, ... I did a lot of work on it. It took a lot longer than I thought. It?s something that took most of the summer to rehab. It?s coming along good. I feel good on the ice. I have to look forward to this year.

The ankle felt good, but it took a while to get going. The more important thing is how it feels (Sunday). I was a little tentative out there because I was worrying about stepping on somebody's foot.

The ankle is not doing any better. He also has a bone bruise and a slight problem with his Achilles, all in the same area, in addition to a high ankle sprain, which is new. Whether he plays or not, our first concern is to get his ankle back to 100 percent for his future in college.

The ankle is very touchy. We don't wanna rush anything.

The ankle was obviously a bit worrying at the time, but I've always felt confident that I would get back and be as strong as ever.

The ankle was really twisted and we will have to wait one or two days to see how things go.

We have all the confidence in the world in him already, and he just showed everyone why today. Going out there and playing today with the ankle and playing that well, that was very tough. That says a lot about a man when he can go out there and play with the pain and dominate like that.

We have to look at the history with this guy. He's sprained his ankle seven or eight times with us, and he's never missed a game with one. It's the same thing he's had in the past. Nothing big.

We have tried a number of measures to help Simon's ankle injury to settle, but these have been unsuccessful and we are left with no alternative but to operate.

The amazing thing is, Kendra's been off her feet with an ankle injury, and Elise hurt her ankle and wasn't able to run for a while, ... I'm just really happy those girls made a quick recovery.

You'll think twice about getting an X-ray for a sprained ankle when you're paying for it. If you buy health care like you buy groceries, paying for an item at a time, you'll become a more astute customer.

You can get rid of all the ankle biters by using basic things, and people don't realize that,

Weird enough, it's actually my good ankle that I hurt. My right ankle feels fine. My other ankle feels really bad.

When I landed I twisted the ankle. If there had been two minutes to go and the scores were level I would have called injury time, strapped the ankle and kept playing.

While we know a lot about how teeth and facial structures changed over time, it was thought that once our ancestors became bipedal, there were few, if any, changes in the ankle associated with walking on two legs. Now we know there were slightly different ways to be bipedal.

We played hot and cold all day which is pretty typical for my team. When Lauren (Keller) left the game because of her ankle the team not only lost a great player, but a court leader as well. Her presence has a direct effect on how well we compete.

Why we're doing it now is to avoid even a sprained ankle that sets back his rehab.