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From this: "I have not been able to walk for enjoyment or pleasure or exercise in 41 years" - I'd guess the usual way basketball ruins bodies - it's probably fu
by bigiain 2y ago
From this: "I have not been able to walk for enjoyment or pleasure or exercise in 41 years" - I'd guess the usual way basketball ruins bodies - it's probably fucked up his hips and knees.
Edit: From one of the links:
“I have had 38 orthopedic operations,” Walton told Bicycling. “Both my ankles are fused. I have an artificial knee. I have a new spine. I have broken countless bones. Every bone in both hands. Every bone in both feet; both legs. I have broken my back. I’ve had countless facial and cranial fractures. I spent my life falling down, getting hacked and fouled and getting in fights.”
- fbdab103 2y agoAt some point, you would think maybe he would quit the sport of his own accord? Were I to break a single digit number of bones in a foot or hand, I am done.
- bigiain 2y agoIf you enjoy something enough, you keep doing it in spite of some setbacks or pain. Over 25 years I've cracked ribs a few times and dislocated a shoulder once from not being a good enough motorcycle rider. I am still riding motorcycles. If you enjoy something enough _and_ are making a shitload of money doing it, I'd guess some people's injury list would get quite horrifying before they chose to be "done".