Shawn Johnson In some ways the ACL tear was a blessing. I had hesitated to return to elite gymnastics after the 2008 Olympics. I told myself I had already accomplished so much, and the road was just going to get harder if I continued. – Shawn Johnson
Shawn Johnson I had a constant fear, a constant little doubt in my mind: ‘OK, I’m getting ready to do my standing back full on beam and I might re-tear my ACL.’ – Shawn Johnson
Shawn Johnson I had surgery to repair the ACL in February 2010 and was back in the gym by June, but rushed things too quickly and ended up re-tearing my MCL in September. – Shawn Johnson
Robert Griffin III I was a freshman All-American, and I tore my ACL in the third game. But God has a plan for everything. I had a chance to turn away from Him in that situation or draw closer to Him. I decided to draw closer to Him, and came back stronger from it. – Robert Griffin III
Rajon Rondo Getting a tear in my ACL in 2012 puts a lot of things in perspective about being able to play the game. – Rajon Rondo
Morgan Wallen My whole life, baseball was my first love. I was gonna go play college, but during my senior year I tore my ACL, and college kind of faded away with their offer, which I understand, obviously. That was a dark time in my life. – Morgan Wallen
Luke Rockhold Injuries are tough. I tore my ACL 50 percent in my left leg. I can’t kick. I’m not going to fight without my left leg, which is my best weapon. – Luke Rockhold
Lindsey Vonn The thing is I have no ACL. So unless I get surgery, there’s nothing really magical that I can do that’s going to make it better. I just can get my leg stronger, my muscle stronger and try and support it a little more. But that has a small impact. My knee is loose, and it’s not stable, and that’s the way it’s going to be from here on out. – Lindsey Vonn
Laird Hamilton I’ve dealt with plenty of injuries in my career, including six broken ankles and a torn ACL. – Laird Hamilton
Josh Hartnett Up until the age of 16, I was very focused on sport – I played a lot of football. Then I tore my ACL and had to stop playing. – Josh Hartnett
