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Cam Newton is the Quarterback for the Carolina Panthers who had injured his foot playing football. It’s a common injury for a mobile quarterback who wasn’t afraid to take shots when he was running. In the reading it talks about all the precautions taken to injuries and how seeing multiple doctors doesn’t hurt to get different opinions.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/11/05/cam-newton-placed-on-injured-reserve-foot-injury-panthers
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Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors had torn his ACL in last years NBA Finals and has had a very long recovery but seems to be going well enough that he hasn’t ruled out playing this year.
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Zack Britton is a major league baseball reliever for the New York Yankees and was recently injured during batting practice when a line shot hit his wrist and caused him to have a bruised wrist. Even though this wasn’t his fault and got injured during his part of the game its still an injury that happens and there are procedures in helping him get back to playing as soon as possible.
https://www.mlb.com/news/zack-britton-injury-update
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Tiger woods is a legend of the game of golf. But in this case Tiger listened to his body and he made the decision to withdraw from a golf tournament because he saw the bigger picture and didn’t want to hurt himself even more.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/07/golf/tiger-woods-withdraws-players-championship-spt-intl/index.html
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Serena Williams is a legend of the tennis world who had a similar story to Tiger Woods. Serena was injured but really wanted to play in one of her favorite tournaments and tries everything she could to get healthy and this is what she had to say. “…unfortunately my back is still not right and I know I should not take to the court.” This is the self control and body talk that most people don’t listen to and end up hurting themselves even more.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/14/tennis/serena-williams-cincinnati-injury-spt-intl/index.html
Conclusion: I pointed out these stories for specific reasons. Even though they aren’t the most recent each one has a powerful message that is being sent to future generations in the sports industry. You have Cam Newton seeing multiple doctors for more opinions. Klay Thompson who is anxious to play the following season after a torn ACL. but is following doctors orders. Zack Britton being unlucky and getting hurt by batting practice but now will go into the procedure of recovering instead of playing still. Tiger and Serena both doing the most important thing you can do before an injury gets worse and that’s listening to your body. I want every younger generation who plays sports to understand how powerful that is and to listen and understand these legends of the sport that its okay to miss a tournament to recover from an injury because the tournament will be there next year but you never know if your blessed enough to play the sport the next day. Take action!
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