That's probably the biggest difference from a hamstring to different injuries. You can play through pain with other injuries. But as I found out quickly with a hamstring, if you're feeling any pain, eventually, it's not going to work.
I had a lot of ups and downs through my career at BYU, through different injuries and stuff. The fan bases have always been right there to pick me up and support me through all those injuries.
As athletes, we're always trained to play through stuff. And I've played through all types of injuries - ankle sprains, shoulder, whatever - and with the brain it's just different.
Injuries are injuries, everybody has them. You play with it. I don't make excuses.
I think that's one of the things I've learned through my injuries is that I need to play smarter.
The game can be quite dangerous when you look at certain injuries, especially head injuries.
Guys get injuries and there's a reason why these injuries happen. A lot of time you're going to get your knee injuries and your ankle injuries, but sometimes if a guy's back is hurting it might be because his core isn't balanced with his back.
It's one thing to play a character that's fictitious - it's quite another to play somebody that is alive and well.
I just want to play every game, and when I do this, and I'm healthy with no injuries, then the fans can see the way I play.
You've got to deal with adversity throughout the season, whether it's injuries, losing a game where you don't play well.
I went through the foot injuries, as well as other things, that have kept me grounded.
One thing I can say is I'm thankful. It's been a long road for me through my injuries.
According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become richer through damages and injuries suffered by another.
So much of my career was affected by injuries. Not just the well documented surgery, but the hamstring pulls and other things. Injuries hit me hard, and they always seemed to come at key times.
My career has been up and down through injuries, through different coaches that I played for.
I've played through a lot of injuries before, as a young kid through high school.