"A really bad injury could take that long to fix."
Any injury to a friend he took as a personal insult.
But once the injuries took their toll, he got another shot.
Such injuries usually take four to six weeks to heal.
Before his first injury took him out of training, he set four track records.
An injury took him out of competition for another year and a half.
Those things, and the injuries, took my mind off of what I wanted to do.
These injuries could have taken place only when he was outside the pool.
The child's injury is one of the mind and will take longer.
The injury may take a few weeks to many months to fully heal.