I'm 34. Back and knee injuries are very common in golf.

Okay boomer

Nowadays if you don’t rip your arm out of the socket at least once a season they bench you

Yeah all for a measly 220 million dollars, worldwide fame, a spot in the history books about one of the world's most popular sports, countless dollars raised for charity, multiple books and films

What a loser

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Physical condition training and physiological treatments have improved a lot

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Hemorrhoids.

My reaction is out of pure awe and respect someone can do that to their body. I can't even bend over without worrying about my lower back and I'm fit and youngish still.

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I am pretty sure I heard that to. One of the Mysterio died. I could Google it but maybe the elder?

Even golf, a sport that many people don't even consider a sport, is brutal on your body.

Less, like a lot less. Probably 25% less for a starting pitcher. It's rare for a pitcher to pitch into the seventh inning now.

Wrestling kinda be like that tho

He did, it's called "sports science".

Sort of a joke because so much time has passed and you hear of all the legends dying off.

It's one of the most prestigious sports in the world, what are you saying?

Just don't say the word that rhymes with "hair noids".

Just because…?

NGL I thought he died a few years ago?

Why would you be surprised he's still alive??

I was certainly one of those who thought he’d hang up the racket in his early 30s due to body breaking now.

Needless to say I was proven wrong and it’s possible Rafa he could win a couple more slams.

Agreed. I also think a lot normal people underestimate how actually terrible being a professional athlete in general is for longevity/post career life. Pushing the body to the absolutely limit day in day out isn’t “peak health.” It’s a massive trade off to seek the rewards of pro sport.

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Could you also say that the number of pitches for a pitcher has gone down, allowing them to pitch longer overall? (I’m not sure if pitchers are pitching more or less compared to decades ago so I’m unsure.)