JoeSixPat
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Interesting stuff, thanks for the insights.
Unfortunately one of the biggest insights is with the psychological aspect of such an injury.
Much is deteremined I think, by how traumatic the original injury was. In my case I did a Joe Theisman with my knee. The shock and pain of my knee bending sideways and then becoming "gumby-like" is something I'll never forget. Mentally I'll never trust my knee fully again, and will never go "all out" in any sport or activity for fear of having the same experience.
I've always thought this is what happend with Dee Brown of the Celtics - he used to be fearless, then tore his ACL, then became tentative and it was really all over for him.
Some players (Rodney) seem to have a very different attitude and seem to have no problem playing with abandon. But an ACL tear doesn't always need to be as grusome as mine - and given the fact that no one picked up on Jackson's injury for awhile, hopefully it wasn't one of the worst traumas ever.