The Gladiator actor mentioned turning 60 quickly, telling the interviewer he “can’t imagine it”. He defined how his head wasn’t prepared to simply accept it, however the accidents completed to his physique over time have compelled him to begin feeling it.
He defined: “I’ve obtained no cartilage in my huge toes as a result of the sports activities that I performed had been all lateral motion sports activities – tennis, rugby and cricket, the place you’re sprinting from a chilly begin – on high of the struggle sequences, the place generally you’ve obtained to make a really excessive sudden transfer to save lots of your self in a state of affairs the place one thing’s gone unsuitable.”
Crowe listed off quite a lot of accidents he’s suffered over his decades-long profession as an actor. He suffers from fasciitis, shin splints, bone-marrow edemas underneath each knees and has a number of points along with his again.
“I’ve obtained ribs that simply pop off the backbone if I put them underneath an excessive amount of stress,” he continued. “I’ve had two operations on my left shoulder, however now that shoulder is so stuffed with arthritis that for me to get again to a spot of consolation, they’ve principally gotta lower in, take the entire humeral head out, they’ve gotta chop it in half, stick carbon fiber in there and stitch it again up, and there’s a restoration interval of 11 months.”