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the_poet

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Italy - Italian
I was visiting Richard Branson's Facebook page and I stumbled into this post. He posted a quote from ('from' or 'by'?) his mother that reads as follows: 'If you throw yourself around a new hip is the price you pay. The old one looks like a door knocker so I'm going to use it as one.' Then he adds: 'She's had 3 new hips!'

What does it mean?
What word or phrase don't you understand? (Note that there should be a comma after around.)
It is worth pointing out that hip replacements can last up to 15 years.
What does mean, the_poet?

Which part of the quote are you concerned about?

Cross-posted with e2efour
I just copied and pasted the sentence.

I'll be more precise. What does throw yourself around mean? Why does the old hip look like a door knocker and what's a door knocker?
To throw oneself around means to take part in some strenuous activity that requires a lot of physical effort. I don't know what this activity is in the case of Branson's mother. But in later life you may well need a hip replacement as a result. This will limit to some extent your activity in the future.
I don't know whether hip joints can look like door knockers, but you can look in Google images.
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