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Original Title: Alphonso Davies on his ACL injury: “I heard how it clicked three times. My whole leg went numb, from the knee to ankle. I was full of adrenaline, I hardly felt any pain. But when I tried to sprint, I knew something wasn’t right. I just thought: what the hell?!”
An MRI scan brought the dreaded news: cruciate ligament tear in the right knee, with the meniscus also damaged.
“When I heard the diagnosis, all the energy went out of my body.” He underwent surgery as early as the next day. “After the op, I woke up, looked at my leg and couldn’t believe what happened. Then the questions came: will I be the same again? Will I play again? What, when…?”
The thoughts rushed through his mind – and then all had to leave. “When I showered for the first time after the op, all the emotions came out. I burst into tears.”