Richard Branson has shared snaps of his latest injury, with the Virgin founder admitting he ‘considers himself very fortunate’ he did not maintain severe accidents following his ‘massive tumble’
Sir Richard Branson, 73, has been concerned in horror accident throughout one in all his latest adventures.
The billionaire captioned an image of his accidents on Instagram on Sunday night time, telling his followers: “Took quite a big tumble while cycling in Virgin Gorda a little while ago! I hit a pothole and crashed hard, resulting in another hematoma on my hip and a nasty cut elbow, but amazingly nothing broken.”
Branson continued to inform his followers: “We were cycling with Alex Wilson, who fell after me, but thankfully he was ok as well. I’m counting myself very lucky, and thankful for keeping myself active and healthy. After all, the brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all!”
Comedian Max Amini was one of many first to touch upon Branson’s replace, jokingly telling the bruised and bloody businessman: “Daaaaaaaamn! Glad you’re okay! Maybe now I can beat you in tennis.” One of the billionaire’s followers added: “Absolutely right that we must take some calculated risks to enjoy life!”
“The brave may not live forever …. Love that,” one other added to the feedback beneath Branson’s bloody snap, as one Instagram person advised the businessman: “It ain’t about how hard you can hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward” – Rocky Balboa. Hope you had a speedy restoration.”
Branson, who co-founded the Virgin Group, which at present controls greater than 400 corporations, is not any stranger to selecting up a couple of accidents on his adventures – together with one or two scrapes on the Virgin Islands over time. In 2018, the 73-year-old thought he’d damaged his again after being thrown off his bike throughout a charity race. This adopted a 2016 incident the place he feared for his life after crashing head-first onto the highway at excessive velocity whereas biking along with his grownup youngsters.
Branson, who’s had a couple of shut calls together with a run-in with a lethal stingray earlier than the 2016 crash, mentioned he thought he’d used up all his luck. He defined: “I was heading down a hill towards Leverick Bay when it suddenly got really dark and I managed to hit a ‘sleeping policeman’ hump in the road head on. The next thing I knew, I was being hurled over the handlebars and my life was literally flashing before my eyes.”
After the accident, Branson was rushed to Miami for medical checks which revealed a cracked cheek and torn ligaments. The billionaire has had 76 near-death experiences, beginning in 1972 when a fishing boat sank on his honeymoon. The enterprise tycoon’s biography additionally mentions a 1976 incident the place he crash-landed in a area after unintentionally taking off in a microlight plane with out realizing methods to fly it.
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