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Crutches Quotes

On recovery, setbacks, and the will to get back up.

These quotes come from people who spent real time on crutches, through a difficult pregnancy, a serious motorbike accident, or an injury that kept them off the field. What stands out is how often the hardest part wasn't the physical limit but sitting out entirely.

I had gross morning sickness til about 15 weeks and then gestational diabetes, and most annoyingly, from about week 20, I had pelvis issues, which saw me on crutches for the last five weeks of the pregnancy and has since...

Quotes by Zoe Foster Blake

I was riding pillion on my friend's motorbike, and we met with an accident which badly injured my right leg. I was bedridden for three years and used crutches for one year before I fully recovered.

Quotes by Vikram

I do sometimes find it interesting when I look at a lot of the pranks that are out there, and I see kids doing the exact things that I did in the '90s. Like, I would go out on the...

Quotes by Tom Green

My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn't stand the sideline.

Quotes by Michael Jordan

Alone Quotes

I could hardly walk for six months, never mind play football. I was limping for so long. I was walking with crutches - as in, properly walking - after about the first month because I thought it was much better...

Quotes by Luke Shaw

When I pull my white Range Rover into disabled parking bays, the abuse that I get until I actually get out on my crutches is phenomenal, because people presume that you couldn't possibly be disabled and reverse a white Range...

Quotes by Lee Pearson

For me, a happy ending is not everything works out just right and there is a big bow, it's more coming to a place where a person has a clear vision of his or her own life in a way...

Quotes by Jill McCorkle

I look at smoking as a crutch, and as an actor I would like strip away as many crutches as possible.

Quotes by Claire Forlani

The simplest consequence of walking on crutches is that you walk slower. Every step must be a necessary one. When you hurry, you get where you're going, but you get there alone. When you go slow, you get where you're...

Quotes by Bruce Feiler

Body Quotes

Sometimes, to keep things exciting, I decorate my house as if I owned a child. I'll toss a tiny pair of shoes in the hallway or lean small wooden crutches in what I refer to as 'the baby's room,' which...

Quotes by Amy Sedaris

Frequently Asked Questions

What makes these crutches quotes more than just injury updates?
Each one comes from a real recovery story, a difficult pregnancy, a serious motorbike accident, or an athletic injury, and together they point to a shared theme: the physical limitation often mattered less than the frustration of being sidelined. That emotional angle sets the collection apart from simple medical descriptions.
Why do people search for crutches quotes?
Readers going through their own recovery, or writing about resilience and setbacks, often want language that captures both the physical reality and the mental toll of being temporarily limited. This collection speaks directly to that combination.
Is there a quote here about pregnancy complications and crutches?
Yes, one entry describes gestational diabetes and pelvis issues that led to weeks on crutches near the end of pregnancy, a candid look at a physically hard stretch. It's one of the more specific medical accounts in the set.
What's the most memorable line in this collection about mental versus physical limits?
One quote draws a sharp contrast, noting that the body could handle the crutches far better than the mind could handle sitting out entirely. For related themes on resilience, browse Alone quotes.
Do these quotes come from athletes specifically?
At least one does, reflecting on an injury that kept them off the field and highlighting how sidelined time affects performers who define themselves by activity. See the Body collection for more on physical experience and identity.

One quote captures that tension directly, noting the body could handle the crutches far better than the mind could handle being sidelined. For related recovery themes, see Alone or Clear Vision quotes.