And he will not need reminding that he began the French Open – where he has been champion nine times – with two blinding victories before a chronic complaint in his fabled left wrist forced him to retire to Mallorca.
For those who deal with chronic depression, there are no little victories because every accomplishment is a big victory.
Rangers Coach Bryan Trottier was back behind the bench tonight after missing Tuesday night's 3-2 ovictory victoverover Anaheim because of chronic back pain.
Facing chronic shortages of fuel, parts, and pilots, this small company of air fighters nevertheless scored victory after victory over the far larger and better-equipped Japanese air force.
Ballesteros's last European Tour victory came at the Spanish Open in 1995; a chronic back problem curtailed his play after that.
And while there is no easy fix for chronic pain, and sometimes no permanent fix at all, unexpected victories can be made in the search for answers.
The next closest pitcher, 43-year-old Randy Johnson, has 284 victories but faces an uncertain future because of chronic back problems.
Ken Stabler, the flamboyant Oakland Raiders quarterback who led his team to a Super Bowl victory in January 1977, was found to have had brain disease -- chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE -- when he died of colon cancer last July.
TO many people who suffer from the poorly understood illness called chronic fatigue syndrome, a recent study linking the disorder to a virus was a victory for the little guys.
What is more, it is unlikely that the foreseeable future will bring major victories in the struggles against cancer, stroke, Alzheimer's disease and other chronic killers.
The firm represents the Disease Management Association of America, which scored a major victory in the Medicare bill, authorizing payment for services provided by its members to people with chronic illnesses.
