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What I want to know is why are JS's fans so loyal when the guy never races. If my favorite racer sat on the couch,partied and rolled around in the money he made from the products I bought supporting him and never raced outdoors I'd find a new favorite rider. The guys has done nothing in a year for his fans and now when he has a chance to race outdoors he says he can't afford it. lol
The guys a joke...
Was MC and CR a joke?
Cut him some slack.
He does not deserve all the hate he gets on here. The guy has won every title there is to win, has countless records and has brought the sport to another level. You have to respect that. Of course we all want to see him racing, but the man deserves some rest if he wants it and you should just respect it. When have you ever seen the guy show up and NOT race when he is there? The guy always puts it on the line.
When he shows up!
I agree that his injury is a hard one to have with healing and all that junk, but he was perfectly healthy for last years MX season.
Reed, MC, Windham have all has SX only deals either presently or in the past and look at them now. No one says anything about Windham, Reed came back and won the Championship last year. Cut JS some slack. Taking ONE summer off in 21 years isn't asking to much!
Plus we are better off with him on the couch than on the track. Knowing who is going to win before the race starts is kind of boring.
You can't use MC or CR as an example, because neither one of those guys had that much raw speed outdoors, yes, I know they both haul ass, but relatively speaking, of course.
Some have also said that the L&M deal was the only one James could get... that is a tough one to believe, but I guess it's possible.
Would we like to see James race and support the outdoors? I sure would, but I'm personally not going to lose any sleep if he doesn't. I think a lot of fans can't understand why a gifted athlete in his prime would give away a championship he clearly could've won, and won't have that many more chances to get, isn't that an easy one to understand?
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If James was motivated he could make anything happen. The GOAT proved that.
I think what makes people mad about this situation is that they would kill to be in Jame's position. They see him f'ing it away and it makes them angry or jealous.
Kinda like j-law (to a point). Wasting time, talent and opportunities.
All that being said, I would probably take some time off to enjoy my life a little too; if I were in that position.
James has been racing and training year-round since he was probably about 7 or 8...can you blame him for wanting to take the time off?
I think if some of you understood the amount of work it takes to compete at that level you might cut him some slack. Do you realize that the training it takes is literally like torture sometimes? I'm talking about working out so hard and pushing yourself to the point that you are throwing up or even passing out sometimes! Not to mention a brutal riding schedule of pushing yourself to the limit damn near every time you touch the bike...
Most of you guys that are giving him crap probably think it's an accomplishment to finish two 5 lap motos mid pack in the B class on Sunday.
James is living the dream, he has put in the work it takes to put himself in a financial situation that he can work (aka race) whenever he wants...I guarantee any of you would do the same thing if you could.
Who cares if he is giving up titles he could win, he obviously doesn't want to and that's his choice.
Go ahead and flame away at me, but some of you guys need to get a life and quit giving James shit for his decisions...why not just enjoy the awesome racing we are getting right now?
Also working on a tv show and contracts and stuff. He's busy even when he is "on the couch"
Yeah, I didn't think so.
He decided 2 years ago to not ride outdoors and he didn't last year and it doesn't appear that he will this year. The wrist issues aside, I don't think he wants to race for a title in MX anymore.
Could it be RV? Hard to say. I know a lot of James fans were pissed that RC retired before James could beat him indoors or outdoors--of course, RC did give him more than one chance in each. Why aren't they pissed about James choices today, crying about him not giving RV a chance to take the crown?
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