We welcome Dr. Daniel Whelan, Head of University of Toronto Sports Medicine, to discuss his team’s recent publication “Assessment of 30 Years of Randomized Controlled Trials in The American Journal of Sports Medicine: 1990-2020.” This critical look at how our very best clinical studies have changed over a 30-year period is a fascinating reflection of our own evolution as orthopaedic sports medicine specialists. The past informs the present and can teach us lessons on how to be better in the future.