I think it was needed because at this point in my career my body needs to heal. I wasn't giving it a chance to heal. I think that's why the injuries affected me late in the season. Now I get a chance to get in shape at spring training and start off fresh. Gary Sheffield
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[Though Sheffield says he was under doctor's orders not to run because of his knee, he did so anyway because Bonds and his trainers wanted him to.] Now all of a sudden my knee was hurting, ... He said something to me [about being late]. I did not respond, because if I did respond at that particular moment, I would have knocked him out. That's how I was feeling. [But] I said [to myself], No, I'm just going to walk away, and when I say walk away I mean walk away. - Gary Sheffield Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBHYXJ5IFNoZWZmaWVsZCAgICA=&num=10 "[Though Sheffield says he was under doctor's orders not to run because of his knee, he did so anyway because Bonds and his trainers wanted him to.] Now all of a sudden my knee was hurting, ... He said something to me [about being late]. I did not respond, because if I did respond at that particular moment, I would have knocked him out. That's how I was feeling. [But] I said [to myself], No, I'm just going to walk away, and when I say walk away I mean walk away. - Gary Sheffield Quotes")