But ever since 2009, when he broke his left thumb sliding into second base, he's slid with the nagging fear in the back of his mind that he'll hurt his hand again.

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My eldest brother hurt his hand at the iron works, so he couldn't freely move his fingers.

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The Wales full-back limped out of the first Test 26-21 loss in Durban with a recurrence of a previous foot problem, but then hurt his hand in training.

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Or Dodgers reliever Joe Beimel, who in 2006 claimed he hurt his hand in his hotel room, but later admitted he sliced the hand dropping a beer bottle at a bar after curfew.

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Mayweather said he hurt his right hand while going after the knockout in the eighth round, but still managed to control the fight round after round.

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Already missing center Olli Jokinen (ankle) and defenseman Zach Bogosian (concussion), Winnipeg lost forward Kyle Wellwood, who hurt his right hand blocking Vanek's shot in the second period.

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His criticism of the war in Iraq hurt his warm relations with George Bush, and there has been much hand-wringing in both Moscow and Washington about how to restore them.

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South Africa's innings was then thrown into disarray when Smith was forced to retire hurt after fracturing the little finger on his right hand.

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Jerry sounded hurt, and she put her hand on his arm.

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