Coping with Season-Ending Injury | Athletes Connected

All-American heavyweight wrestler Adam Coon met one of the toughest challenges of his athletic career in 2016: a season-ending injury. Adam lost out on his dream to train with Olympic athletes, missed his senior season and had to cope with the tough times that come with recuperating from injury. Adam’s pain went beyond the physical as his identity was stripped away, he felt isolation and helplessness and questioned his self-worth. Once he accepted the process of his rehabilitation, it got easier.

[SseriousGgamer]

Always remember you’re not the only one. Almost every top athlete in every sport by the time they hit 40 years old they’ve battled a multiple set of personal injuries. Some that took them out for 3 month, 8 months, and sometimes 2 years. But almost EVERY top athlete has to cope with a chronic condition they have from a previous injury. Almost every top athlete go 5-15 years with some stupid thing that never goes away and they persevere! I tore a ligament in my knee playing soccer when I was 19 and till today at 23 i have to deal with it. Every time I play soccer there’s certain movements I can’t do or my knee will give out and take me out for 2 weeks. I never give up. Not because I’m crazy head strong or whatever, but because I see many pro athletes like Kobe, Dwayne wade, Derrick Rose all triumph and win even after their knee’s are so heavily worn

[saramauszycki]

i’m a high school gymnast and I just got told I will be out my entire season and I need surgery. it’s the week before our first competition and i am in so much physical pain i can barely walk nor tumble. i feel like a failure, weak because my body can’t go any longer. i finally took myself to the doctor and i have a broken bone in my ankle and a torn ligament. it’s my junior year and i’m devastated. i worked so hard in the off season so i didn’t miss out over another injury like last year, and here it is happening again. i’m having surgery to reconstruct my ankle and i’m so scared and upset. dealing w the mental aspect has been the worst. i hope i can get stronger for my senior year at least.

[kiarothetrainer]

I’m 18 and haven’t managed to complete a full football season for the past 5 years due to a multitude of different injuries mainly in my knee. I still play at a very good level and managed to complete 53 games the season before last (still missing 2 months of the season). I resonate with what this man is saying, taking it too hard in rehab, and constant re-injuring myself. I hope that now as I’ve matured I’ll be able to take my rehab easier and manage to stay injury free for the rest of my career.

[jonathanrockstar]

I had the same exact injury and I am trying to get into contact with the head coach at Michigan. I am also a wrestler and I feel like he could give insight into what to do. This is super helpful.

[bph]

This was extremely helpful and heartwarming to see. Thank you so much for posting.

[collinmagness]

i has shoulder surgery this morning after years of shoulder problems and a torn rotator cuff and i’m currently struggling harder than ever to find the strength to keep pushing

[Nathan_Paulson]

After 3 ACL tears and a complete quad rupture and over 7 years of not being able to get back to soccer the sport that I love I needed this

[dantondelion]

I'm an athlete too going through an injury, thanks wisdom. I needed to hear that ❤

[brln]

before football season started (sophomore year in high school) i partially tore my MCL. I was out until week 7. Those were the most rough 7 weeks of my life. Yes, i’m only 15 but trust me I don’t think i’ve ever felt any worse mentally and physically. But finally, today I played my first game in forever. Unfortunately, I ended up fracturing my heel. I’m so upset right now, words can’t explain.I worked harder than anyone on my team the previous offseason, and i know i did. All to play only 1 of 10 games in the season. Idk what to do i feel so. Idk Stuck? yeah

[alaminshufian]

Tore my LCL during my school football trial and didnt make the final 18. Never felt so depressed. This vid made me feel better though :)

[prestoncowan]

I’m wrestling and I just fractured my collarbone and this video helped

[adrians]

Been trough 2 hip surgerys a partial acl tear and a meniscus tear all this has happened before my 18th birthday. Despite all this I want to play soccer again .I feel like it's my life.

[speezuss]

I play Varsity Hockey, Football, Basketball and National 17u play in soccer. I just got my 6th concussion and now I can no longer play even non contact sports. This video even though it is for wrestling really helped and it is helping me feel like I mean something more than what I do in sport

[alexanderpersson]

I Tore my acl and medial meniscus twice. Please god heal me. I just wanna go back in time before my injury.

[bigdarshan]

you come across as so genuine. Thank you I needed this

[danr]

Broke my ankle and I’m out for 3 months so no football or rugby...

[viratgajjar]

Recovering from acl reconstruction, I though I will feel normal again had high expectations from the surgery but no, my doctor didn't addressed patella cartilage damage which was clearly spotted on operation table and now I am limited by it and just was before the surgery, can't squat, can't run, can't gain muscles without them, feeling so depressed, can't afford another surgery now oh god why me?

[karenna.elliott]

Searched for information about how to deal with being injured and came upon this video. Funny enough this is my exact situation… just fell short of the Olympics, had a torn labrum, and was told that I’ll be out for at least 6 months. I’m 1 week post-op today and my mental status is not great. How did you eventually accept your injury?

[gabisyrek]

Torn my ligament and damaged achiles :( I’m 2 month post surgery and the biggest struggle is the mental side of it :(

[rohananderson]

The doctors told me I might have a labrum tear and could be out for the rest of my senior year of wrestling. I feel as if I'm failing at what I want to do and can do nothing to change it.