外電來自Oregonlive If there's anyone who could best relate to what Greg Oden is going through at this moment, Kenyon Martin would be the guy. "I just feel really bad for the kid," Martin said after the Nuggets' shootaround Thursday morning at the Rose Garden. "For what everybody has to say about it, it's unfair. Nobody asks to get hurt and nobody asks for surgery." The Denver forward, like Oden a former No. 1 draft pick, has had two microfracture knee surgeries during his 11-year career. Martin is currently rehabilitating from another surgery on his left knee (patella tendon) in June and has not played a game this season. But he said what Oden is going through is even more difficult. "He was going through a (rehabilitation) already. For him to be going through the patella thing and now, on top of that, microfracture surgery. That's rough," Martin said. "I at least got to play in between (my surgeries). He didn't get to." Martin, 32, had microfracture surgery on his left knee in May 2005. Martin returned to start the 2005-06 season, but constant swelling and pain in the knee limited his effectiveness and he played in 56 games. He had microfracture surgery on his right knee at the beginning of the 2006-07 season and missed 80 games. Dr. Richard Steadman, the doctor who will operate on Oden's knee is the same doctor who performed the surgery on Martin's knee. "He's the best in the business. He created the surgery," Martin said. "He's my doctor. I deal directly with him and his staff and I haven't had any problems with the microfracture surgery and I haven't had any problems with (patella) surgery. "He cares about you. He looks at me as Kenyon, the person, not Kenyon Martin, the basketball player." Martin said Oden must remain positive and upbeat during his rehabilitation. The key is remaining focused on recovering from the surgery and returning to the basketball court. "Keep your head up. I know it's rough right now and you don't think you can come back. But all you can do is stay positive, because if you get down on yourself, that's the worse thing you can do," Martin said. "It probably doesn't seem like it now, but there's definitely light at the end of the tunnel." Focusing on that light helped Martin stay away from filling his head with negative energy. "When I was going through it and everybody was talking negative stuff about me, I didn't read the newspapers or watch television," Martin said. "That can only dampen your mood. It will get in the way of your rehab. When you're down on yourself, I don't think you will work as hard." One part of Martin's rehab process had nothing to do with weights, conditioning and strengthening. Martin said he surrounded himself with a strong support group. "My sister was huge in that. She would put inspirational things on my wall in my room," Martin said. "She's into church real big and she would write inspirational things - verses out of the Bible. When I woke up in the morning and went to brush my teeth, I would read inspirational verses in my bathroom." Coming off the surgery in June, Martin said he's not going to rush his return, but he is confident that he will play basketball in the NBA. He has the experience of returning to play after two major knee surgeries. "I ain't worried at all. I know me. I know how hard I work," Martin said. "There's no doubt in my mind that I will be all right." --

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