faba Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Aussie athlete to amputate finger to play betterAssociated Press SYDNEY, Australia -- An Australian professional football player plans to have one of his fingers amputated in an attempt to improve his game. Brett Backwell, who plays Australian rules football for Glenelg, a suburb of the city of Adelaide in South Australia state, told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. on Tuesday he has suffered from pain and restricted movement since he broke his left ring finger three years ago. Doctors had suggested fusing the bones in the finger, but Backwell rejected the proposal. He said he believed that amputating the finger was the only way to stop the pain and allow him to keep playing. "To chop a finger off, that's a bit drastic," Backwell told the ABC. "But I love my footy, and love playing sport, and if that's going to help me to succeed at this level then it's something you've just got to do." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLabelJetsFan Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Yeah, but he's no Ronnie Lott, who sacrificed part of a finger so he could play in the playoffs. The archetypal anecdote about Ronnie Lott recounts the time, late in the 1985 season, when doctors recommended surgery to repair the tip of his left pinky finger. The 49ers' star defensive back didn't want to miss any playing time in recuperation, so he chose a simpler procedure. He had the finger amputated above the third knuckle. He didn't miss a down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickkotite Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 gott have a lot of respect for these guys. they are hard core. now compare that to tomshane pussying down to a drunken steeler fan :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 gott have a lot of respect for these guys. they are hard core. now compare that to tomshane pussying down to a drunken steeler fan :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 His girlfriend is pissed though, she was really attached to that finger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 His girlfriend is pissed though, she was really attached to that finger. Finger puppets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 gott have a lot of respect for these guys. they are hard core. now compare that to tomshane pussying down to a drunken steeler fan :wink: DK: That was a good post. Really good. But I was hoping for a Grand Central Station reference as well. Multitask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickkotite Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 gott have a lot of respect for these guys. they are hard core. now compare that to tomshane pussying down to a drunken steeler fan and then not being able to score and sleep face first on the cold floor of grand central station where homeless people piss :wink: there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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