[Abaanto]

Kind of takes the fun out of playing the sport doesn't it?. Pain isn't something I deal with very well. For some, pain is a goal - they don't feel like they're accomplishing anything unless they're in pain. And that's ok, to each his own. I just wonder how many professional players in a given sport play for the love of the game, when they have to negotiate contracts, and play in pain all the time. I guess it kind of becomes a culture in an of itself. I mean, what motivates Anquan Boldin to have his face bashed in and come back so soon? Love of the game, intense sense of competition, massive lack of pain receptors in his brain?

I guess it's easier if you have something to help. I wonder how many players start out with some form of steroid to help in recovery, then just never stop using the stuff.