When I was 12, I broke my left ankle and had a cast up to my hip for 6 weeks after surgery. Strangely that left leg is stronger and more stable than my right today, probably due to a bucket handle meniscus tear in my right knee and all my right ankle sprains.

I often wonder if I might have maintained my speed had I not become so lopsided after that injury. Or maybe if it had been rehabbed properly.