The concept represents the effect of hitting an artery, or finding a weak point, such as a stab merely in the leg causing less damage than a stab in the Achilles tendon.
2005-06: Sidelined for six months after suffering an Achilles tendon injury in a UEFA Cup first round qualifying game against Slovenian club NK Publikum.
On May 2009 Corini confirmed his retirement as a player, after he failed to recover from a recurring Achilles tendon injury which forced him to have surgery, which caused him to miss the final part of the season which saw Torino being relegated to Serie B. He also stated his intention to try himself as a head coach in the next future.
Unfortunately, ever since her father tore his Achilles tendon, he hoped and planned for her to fulfill his dream of being a basketball star.
Yuki overcame an Achilles tendon rupture early in her career to compile her impressive record.
The major setback came on January 13, when Spencer suffered a torn left Achilles tendon, which took him out for the rest of the season and the entire postseason.
He ruptured his Achilles tendon during the final game of the 1997/98 season, which ruled him out of most of the following season.
However, he fell painfully wounded in the first charge, struck in the instep and Achilles tendon while crossing a wooden fence along the Hagerstown Pike.
He retired from competitions in 1974 due to an Achilles tendon injury and became a trainer and high school teacher.
With 42 games into the season, Costello ripped his Achilles tendon on January 6, 1967 and was replaced by Wali Jones.
Shortly thereafter, on May 17, 1997 in the match between Widzew and Górnik Zabrze Citko suffered a horrible injury of Achilles tendon and after his 16-month recuperation was unable to capture his previous form.
On December 5, 2009, McMillan ruptured his right Achilles tendon while scrimmaging with the Trail Blazers during practice.
In September, Izbaşa tore her right Achilles tendon while performing a piked full-in back-out on floor and also injured her hand during the fall.
Dong-jin, upset due to his actions, acknowledges that although Ryu is a good man, he has no choice but to kill him, and slashes Ryu's Achilles tendons before weighing him down until he drowns.
In March 2004, Røll played a national team match despite suffering a sore Achilles tendon.
Legat then spent one season at Eintracht Frankfurt, playing as a defensive complement to playmaker Augustine Okocha, then moved south for VfB Stuttgart; with the latter, he began suffering from injuries, undergoing two Achilles tendon surgeries.
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Import player C. J. Massingale was cut from the team on 5 December, while young gun Mitch Creek was lost for the season with an Achilles tendon suffered against the Crocodiles on 15 December.
However, he was severely injured in November 2009, rupturing his achilles tendon.
On December 21, 2013, it was announced that Taylor would miss the remainder of the season with a torn right Achilles tendon.