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March 19, 2002
Committed athlete or athlete that should be committed?: Colin McRae, World Rally Championship driver for Ford, isn't letting a badly damaged finger get in the way of winning.
According to the team, McRae has told them that if the finger becomes a problem and takes away from his chances to win a championship – he would consider having the finger amputated.
Never mind Ronnie Lott: if McRae needs his finger chopped off, Irving Fryar's wife is the person to see.
posted by yerfatma at 09:22 PM on March 19, 2002
Reminds me of the story of Larry Alford II , a nationally-ranked junior golfer who lost his arm in an automobile accident. This only proved to be a minor setback as he has continued to strive toward competing professionally on tour.
posted by RGarraud at 02:43 PM on March 20, 2002
Ronnie Lott has the tip of his injured finger amputated because it hindered his ability to handle the football. As well, I think there were a couple of other players mentioned in this thread on our sister site.