Every time I hear about somebody trying to play hurt, I think of Grant Hill.
He sprained his ankle at the end of the 99-00 season when he still played for Detroit. He played on it in the playoffs against Miami, but the more he played, the worse it got. He only lasted through Game 2 of the eastern conference semi-finals against Chicago, but it was for nothing as they were swept by the Bulls.
The next year, he was traded to Orlando, where he played a total of 57 games in three seasons and sat out the fourth season entirely. The rest of his career was plagued by injuries and his years in Orlando and Phoenix and he was never the dominant player he once was in Detroit. This past season was the first time since his days in Detroit that he's played over 70 games.
It may seem worth it for now since he did win the U.S. open, but I just hope his competitive spirit didn't sabotage his career.
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Cameron originally envisioned the Terminator as a small, unremarkable man, giving it the ability to blend in more easily. As a result, his first choice for the part was Lance Henriksen. O. J. Simpson was on the shortlist but Cameron did not think that such a nice guy could be a ruthless killer.
-From the Collector's Edition DVD of The Terminator
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