It's tough when you're out there and you can't participate. It wears on you a little bit.

I can't evaluate things day-by-day because there are going to be bad days. We evaluate on a weekly basis, and I've gotten significantly better each week.

It was time to put something behind it and the ball was coming out good.

Baby steps. Once you get through this, it makes you stronger. I want to get something positive out of it and come back stronger.

I figured I was still young enough to have relatively non-evasive surgery to get back to where I was. I can't forget about the big picture.

It just wears on you. It happens quickly and suddenly, and it's lethal when it does.