“Doctors said he would never walk/fight/play again!”

[BBSSchlemiel]

We’ve all heard this said about athletes. It has been said so often about athletes that perform at elite levels that I no longer believe such statements were made.

[Walter Sobchak]

We’ve all heard this said about athletes. It has been said so often about athletes that perform at elite levels that I no longer believe such statements were made.

Truly elite level athletes heal themselves through illegal drug use.

[joswift]

We’ve all heard this said about athletes. It has been said so often about athletes that perform at elite levels that I no longer believe such statements were made.

Or maybe doctors were wrong....

[webstar]

We’ve all heard this said about athletes. It has been said so often about athletes that perform at elite levels that I no longer believe such statements were made.

Was he using a cane tho?

[Walter Sobchak]

Or maybe doctors were wrong....

Truly elite strict curlers athletes know infinitely more about medicine than doctors.

[The Scott]

This must surely be what the ancient sculptors thought of when creating the Colossus of Loads.

[irishdave]

We’ve all heard this said about athletes. It has been said so often about athletes that perform at elite levels that I no longer believe such statements were made.

Doctors are guessing

[Van_Bilderass]

I think doctors actually often say, "your case is a miracle, never seen this recovery happen" to boost the patient. Far from uncommon. Or "you have a guardian angel, if the bullet hit one millimeter to the left you would've died "