As a youth, to say I was injury-prone would be an understatement. By the age of 20, I had broken three collar bones, one thumb, sprained two ankles, and had two knee surgeries, not to mention scores of cuts, floor burns, and stitches. Almost all of these were sports-related injuries. I played basketball up through college, and in high school played football, lacrosse, and golf. Except for golf, which I gravitate to in later years for leisure, I was drawn to the physical, high impact sports. During football season one year, I broke my thumb. I was sad to be sidelined from football, but worse was the prospect of not being ready for basketball come winter. After six weeks in a cast, the doctor gave me the go-ahead and the cast was removed in time for basketball season. When I got home, the first thing I did was run out back and shoot hoops.