Last year, Jordan and Keegan decided that they'd had enough of the grind.
Mr. Erickson saw another problem: "Ideally, it would be half the size of the grind.
"I love the game, but I get tired of the grind.
"I'm tough, man," Alfonzo said, but he also played down the effects of the grind.
He was startled by what he saw of the grind of kitchen life and the low compensation of cooks.
The surprise, in light of the grind of professional tennis, is that there have not been more withdrawals.
In the 15th century, adventurers tired of the grind of lengthy overland travel and entered "the era of uncharted waters".
If England do qualify for Austria/Switzerland, expect more of the grind we've seen in the last three weeks.
But he is not enamoured of the grind, as his comments here earlier in the week illustrated.
"He's in great shape and he's a very energetic guy but maybe he was tried of the grind".
He was tired of the grind, the road, the raw-boned teenagers with the hunger in their eyes.
