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Refreshing point of view. Ricky goes against all establishment thoughts and actions. I think we have a negative reaction to him because nobody in the NFL has the cajones to do what they really want to. He also makes a great point about loyalty.

Althought I don't agree with everything Ricky does and says, I'd much rather have him on the team than someone like TO...
 
This has to be the first time I've ever read something on Ricky that came in a positive light. Someone on Ricky's side? :eek: Maybe I have to read it again. But the part that got me was
Just how many weeks notice would the Miami Dolphins have given Ricky Williams if they felt getting rid of him was in the best interest of their team, as he apparently felt getting rid of them was in the best interest of his mental health?
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Many called him selfish for leaving on short notice. Did any consider they were being just as selfish because all they cared about was their future, not his?
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But no, we don't look at it like that. We're mad b/c he let our favorite team down, by doing what he really wanted. That's why athletes shouldn't be called "role models". They should live their lives for themselves, not for some snot nosed little kid in New York who wants his favorite "role model" to play until he's 60
 
Uh, he's right. It would be difficult to argue with a single sentence here, especially about how the NFL tries to take the moral high ground on the loyalty issue.
 
I absolutely, 100%, agree with that article. I was pissed when he left- for my own selfish reasons. But I do not fault what he did. There is NO loyalty in the NFL (or any professional sport). He did to a team what teams do to players every day. It is no different. He just turned it around on them. Williams may seem strange to us, but I do not fault him for leaving. I have moved past it. I'm glad he's back and I wish him luck.
 
SCall13 said:
I absolutely, 100%, agree with that article. I was pissed when he left- for my own selfish reasons. But I do not fault what he did. There is NO loyalty in the NFL (or any professional sport). He did to a team what teams do to players every day. It is no different. He just turned it around on them. Williams may seem strange to us, but I do not fault him for leaving. I have moved past it. I'm glad he's back and I wish him luck.
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Word for word. I agree.
 
yankeehillbilly said:
Hogwash. Honesty? I guess thats the reason Ricky claimed a different excuse every time he spoke to a reporter.
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There was obviously a collection of reasons. I suppose he just couldn't pick which one to tell everyone.
 
thanks for posting that link. it's good to see somebody really looking at the situation. i'm really tired of all the messages of conformity people are using ricky to push. disney has to be the worst (espn, abc, etc). people need to think for themselves and be honest. it can be tough to do... as for ricky, once his teammates accepted his apology, nobody else should really be able to have beef with him.
 
yankeehillbilly said:
Hogwash. Honesty? I guess thats the reason Ricky claimed a different excuse every time he spoke to a reporter.
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so you do everything in your life based on one reason alone?
 
yankeehillbilly said:
Hogwash. Honesty? I guess thats the reason Ricky claimed a different excuse every time he spoke to a reporter.
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No, he answered exactly what he was thinking at the time of the question. He's not using the party line BS that everyone else does.
 
SpurzN703 said:
This has to be the first time I've ever read something on Ricky that came in a positive light. Someone on Ricky's side? :eek: Maybe I have to read it again. But the part that got me was

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But no, we don't look at it like that. We're mad b/c he let our favorite team down, by doing what he really wanted. That's why athletes shouldn't be called "role models". They should live their lives for themselves, not for some snot nosed little kid in New York who wants his favorite "role model" to play until he's 60
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I agree with you, but why does the snot nosed kid have to be from NY?
 
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