Sultan, I'm going to assume your statement was made with tongue planted firmly in cheek. As the parent of a pitcher that had TJS, I can assure you IT IS A BIG DEAL. Life or death, no. But to an athlete that has devoted his entire life to chase a dream, it can be a cruel end. Not all the stories are the smooth, feel good stories. It took over 20 months for my son to return to his pre-injury form. LOTS of frustration during the recovery because all he heard was you will be back in 10-12 months better than ever. Well, that wasn't the case. Even to this day, 30 months out, he still doesn't feel like he is all the way back. He may never feel the same again.
While I will agree that there are MANY things in life that are worse, let's not just blow this off like it's nothing more than a sprained ankle. The rehab is long and VERY difficult, mentally way more than physical.