Maybe you still win just as much whether it's doing the same thing or different things.

Looks from your picture you've got more than just your boxing achievements and boxing related roles to be proud of.

I really can't tell your age or what type of injuries you have so maybe this is a silly thing to say but.......

Maybe if you still feel so strongly about it you should wait until you've had at least a year or 1.5 years to completely recover before you start thinking in terms of permanent restrictions on what you can or can't do?

Hopefully that would be enough time for you to recover from your injuries and correct any underlying or consequential weaknesses or tightnesses you have as much as possible so you know exactly what you are physically capable of.

Dealing with being injured is harder psychologically than I ever expected it to be though! I think it does become part of your identity to train a lot and it's hard even just to cut down.

Out of all the people I know personally there are some old guys in their 60s to 80s in my local running club that admire the most. Some of them have run or walk run every Adelaide marathon ever held. Some of them are still running between chemotherapy treatments for prostate cancer. They have all recovered from or still manage injuries from running. They are not the fastest runners anymore but they are inspirational, they still keep some of the younger runners honest and push the beginners hard and always keep the rest of us on track.

Canvas is right some people are so inspirational by example that they have an effect on other people they are not even fully aware of. (CC Canvas) I remember one of the guys was asked why he still runs - he said all his friends are dead and it's doing whatever he can do that keeps him going and he's not about to give up on life and die like his friends did.

The same guy, his wife and his daughter were all struck down by chronic fatigue. His wife was in a wheelchair for ten years and he had it badly enough to not be able to do any physical activity for years aswell. No one could ever say he had it easy but they all recovered eventually and are running today well enough to put many half their age to shame.

These people are not famous but as far as I'm concerned they are winners more so than most famous athletes.