1.   Injury forced him into premature retirement.

2.   A knee injury forced her to withdraw from the competition.

3.   A back injury forced her to withdraw from Wimbledon.

4.   A racing injury forced Stephen Roche to pull out.

5.   TWO years ago a serious knee injury nearly forced Wayne Sleep to hang up his dancing shoes for good.

6.   Mr Jackson founded the Victorian History Society three years ago, when a back injury forced his retirement as a nurse at Richardson Hospital, Barnard Castle.

7.   INJURY forced Ivan Lendl to concede defeat in the final of the US Indoor tournament against unseeded Australian Mark Woodforde in Philadelphia.

8.   An aggravated groin injury forced Hasek to miss the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals.

9.   An arm injury forced a position change during his junior year, and he moved to wide receiver.

10.   An injury forced Moceanu to miss the Olympic Trials, but previous scores qualified her for Atlanta.