I would have liked to have played more but injuries are part and parcel of football and you've got to shoulder it, got to take it on and get on with it.
I had suffered a multitude of injuries, as most guys in the business do. Most of them came at the end of my career.
I wasn't really allowed to ski during my career because it was too risky in terms of potential injuries.
The weight room prevents you from getting injuries, keeps your body durable and, working out even during the season, it helps a lot. It keeps your body loose, it keeps strengthening your body, especially the functional stuff.
At the height of my career, prior to the injuries, I never thought I could break the barrier of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray, and now I did it with everything that happened.
I am classified as a disabled veteran. The reason I'm disabled is because I have wounds and injuries that I got while on active duty... from parachute jumping to combat to gunshot wounds, all that stuff.
Going in, you want to play a perfect season and play throughout the whole entire season, but injuries are a part of basketball.
One of the wonderful things about wrestling, to me, is that you can protect people who have had head injuries.
I never have a problem with the weight cut. My number one enemy is injuries because I train so hard.