Quotes by Jordan Metzl

“Five years ago, overuse injuries in kids constituted about 15 percent of my practice; now its about 40 percent.”

“Kids bodies are different than adults, ... They have cartilage growth plates at the edge of bones that are soft and still growing.”

“Its the hardest endurance event you can do. It really tests your entire mind, your body, every faculty you have.”

“We were always encouraged to do whatever it was we wanted to do. There was never a goal that was too high or too crazy.”

“I think the Ironman, everybody thinks, is kind of crazy, ... Why would anyone do that to themselves?”

“Theres an intensity, and they dont wimp out, ... When you start something in our family, youre expected to finish it.”

“I feel great. Its the hardest day. Twelve and a half hours in pain.”