Matthew Stafford aggravated disk, received epidural

[GeekHawk]

Sometimes I don't understand the elite athlete mentality (which is probably one of many reasons that I'm not an elite athlete ). If I were set for life financially, and had at least one ring, I can't imagine what would keep me playing at all, especially if I had a highly increased risk (beyond just the normal NFL risk) of life impacting injury.

Probably the same thing that keeps me motorcycling after 2 broken helmets, 3 totaled bikes, many broken bones, 6 corrective surgeries, and permanent handicapped parking. I just can't see myself not motorcycling. I imagine Stafford just can't see himself not footballing. (We're kind of stupid that way...)

 

[toffee]

Probably the same thing that keeps me motorcycling after 2 broken helmets, 3 totaled bikes, many broken bones, 6 corrective surgeries, and permanent handicapped parking. I just can't see myself not motorcycling. I imagine Stafford just can't see himself not footballing. (We're kind of stupid that way...)

We have an orthopedic surgeon in the family. Dude was a Ducati riding and racing kid through college and medical school. A couple of weeks into residency, Ducati was gone; it had been sold after daily and nightly surgeries on bikers, and all the other tasks surgeons had to perform on them.

Just saying.

 

[GeekHawk]

Good thing I'm not an orthopedic surgeon, but just a nuclear engineer then!

 

[toffee]

Good thing I'm not an orthopedic surgeon, but just a nuclear engineer then!

I hang out with a bunch of cruiser guys, mostly Harley, and go on tour with them. LOL, I was always the designated pickup or van driver and did the what we called heavy lifting lmao.