DL's and time off

This post is going to be short. I am a Rays and Dodger fan. Look at all of the players the last few years go on the DL for a muscle pull cramps or some other "ailment" or perhaps just taking some time off for some kind of problem. My question is this, do you suppose that players like Cal Ripkin,Jr. ever had some problems at home, maybe one of his kids was having problems in school. Was he ever hurt. Did he ever have a sore shoulder maybe knocking a catcher over to score a run or get hit by said catcher. But will he play the next game, youbetcha. I am afraid that his kind of breed is no longer playing the game that we love.