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Injury Quotes

The setback, and the repair.

An injury can end a career or spark a philosophy about forgiveness, and this collection makes room for both readings. Readers may also like Attitude quotes.

They do injury to the good who spares the bad.

Quotes by Publilius Syrus

I could have been a professional footballer and trialled with Blackburn Rovers. But I snapped my cruciate ligaments, an injury that has dogged me ever since.

Quotes by Maurice Flanagan

Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.

Marcus Aurelius

Restorative justice is not a replacement of retributive justice, but a complement. It seeks the rehabilitation of the wrongdoer and the repair of the victim's injury.

Quotes by Lewis B. Smedes

About Quotes

The worst injury I ever had was a stress fracture from running.

Quotes by Grete Waitz

Where there is injury let me sow pardon.

Quotes by Francis of Assisi

I've never faked an injury or an illness before.

Quotes by Dirk Nowitzki

Obviously with a knee injury there are certain protocols that need to happen.

Quotes by Chris Smalling

That's the good part of an injury, it strengthens you in many ways.

Quotes by Bojan Krkic

Athlete Quotes

What's the nastiest injury I've sustained? Just a frostbitten toe... but thankfully it's still intact.

Quotes by Ben Saunders

I'm impassioned about injury prevention as an athlete.

Quotes by Becky Sauerbrunn

There is no ghost so difficult to lay as the ghost of an injury.

Quotes by Alexander Smith

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of injury are covered in this collection?
It spans physical sports injuries like torn cruciate ligaments, emotional injury tied to personal offense, and the broader idea of injury within restorative justice.
How do these quotes treat the idea of restorative justice?
One frames it as a complement to retributive justice, focused on repairing the victim's injury and rehabilitating the wrongdoer rather than only punishing.
Is emotional injury addressed differently than physical injury here?
Yes, one quote suggests that rejecting a sense of personal injury can make the injury itself disappear, treating perception as part of the wound.
Does a sports career story appear in this set?
Yes, one recalls a near-professional football career cut short by a cruciate ligament injury that has caused lasting effects ever since.
What other topics connect to setbacks and recovery?
Try Athlete quotes and Attitude quotes for related reflections.

Whether physical or emotional, injury asks something of both the wronged and the wrongdoer. Continue with Athlete quotes and About quotes.