It happens in the blink of an eye for some. One minute you are sprinting down the sidelines or doing something simple like walking down the steps, and the next minute you find yourself talking to a doctor about surgery. Life will be turned upside down temporarily, but those weeks or months will crawl by at a snail's pace. Physical therapy can be tedious. Combining that with the fact that you will be somewhat limited in what you can do until you are fully recovered makes for a

It took me quite some time to figure this one out for myself. Six knee surgeries, to be exact. Early in my career, I worked at a country club in Long Island where I spent my days treating golfers with all types of ailments. One aging veteran of the PGA tour used to tell me often, “Life is a marathon, not a sprint.” This gentleman lived by these words as he would let me know every week he was never quite ready to ramp up his routine. What I first mistook for laziness now seems