"It's only been three and a half months and the injury's supposed to be six months, so I am definitely ahead of schedule. I'm not going to rush anything - I'm going to take it day by day. ... If I'm able to play by late April, early May, that's fantastic. I'm aiming for that because I've been out for so long."

-- U.S. national team winger DaMarcus Beasley, who suffered severe knee ligament damage playing with Glasgow Rangers in November and couldn't walk for five weeks after surgery in December. (The Herald)