I only ever had a four-word response when it came to injury, rehabilitation and a return to action after a lengthy time out of the game - get on with it.
Serious injury to a fast bowler is often a complex issue but if you want to simplify the whole process it's a matter of doing what is necessary to get back, leaving no stone unturned.
That's how it was with me after serious injury in 1974 and I know first hand Brett Lee now wants to get on with it again after leaving no stone unturned on his path back to action.
I recently had the opportunity of running the ruler over Lee in Brisbane and I must say I came away feeling very excited about what I saw. The thing that really hit me was how physically and mentally strong he was.
Australia's Queensland-orientated selection panel has no doubt picked up on that by naming Lee in the squad for next month's ICC Champions Trophy in England.
In the meantime, he intends visiting India to have a talk about local conditions with fellow fast bowler Javagal Srinath.
But if ever there was going to be a test of how well he is going, then the tournament in England is it - a perfect lead-up for the four-Test series against India.
This time Lee can ease himself back in gently rather than the last time he returned from injury and bowled far too many overs in too short a time. By the time the Tests came around he was knackered.
The way things stand at the moment it seems Lee is going to be pitch-forked into a contest with Queensland's highly competent Michael Kasprowicz to see who shares fast bowling duties with Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie,
It makes me laugh when you hear selectors harping on about how well Kasprowicz bowled in India, knowing full well Lee has never bowled there.
The selectors should not forget just how well the West Indies' great fast bowlers of the 1970-1980s often went on the unforgiving wickets of the subcontinent.
Malcolm Marshall once bowled his team to victory over Pakistan in Faisalabad on a wicket that would have broken everyone else's heart.
I reckon selectors, as certainly was the case in the old days, should be a little more aloof.
A couple of selectors, in particular, have gone out of their way to praise the past efforts of Kasprowicz who has recently grabbed his opportunity with both hands in the absence of Lee.
But I reckon you are aligning yourself to one player and alienating yourself with another when you make those sort of statements.
I've always believed it should be left to the critics and commentators to make those assessments, not selectors.
From what I saw in Brisbane, Lee is bowling beautifully. He had his rhythm off a shorter run, he looked really compact and strong, was standing upright and had a beautiful outswinger - the whole package.
But best of all, there was no pain. He told me it was the first time he had bowled pain-free for a long, long time - a couple of years.
When Lee gets into a match situation, I'm quite sure he is going to modify his run-up and make a few other little changes because he realises he is entering phase two of his career.
At the age of 27, he's probably got another couple of years left bowling express pace. He's got to couple that with being able to produce variety and regularly be able to bowl a good line and length.
Lee is a very special bowler - a very different bowler who comes along only every 20 years or so.
He is genuinely excited about returning and cannot hide a desire to get back into the firing line and work hard.
But you have to look after these sort of fast bowlers. Not necessarily put them in cotton wool, but manage them.
I'd say the way to go with him for a couple of years, if he is bowling very fast and very well, is to let him have his head but cut the number of overs he bowls back a bit so he can deliver short, sharp spells.
But for now, Lee is jumping out of his skin and I see nothing but positives regarding his pending return.
Anyone who writes him off is a brave man - or a fool.
- DENNIS LILLEE