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But. ..it's his call and his life, we don't pay his bills. ..
BTW I haven't seen anything where it said he was released to start riding again , where did you guys see this?
With that being said , I know RV said that he wouldn't of been even close to to 100% if he tried to hit the last few rounds , and being that this is the last season he'll ever race , what's the incentive? Go out and train , ride and get ready to race 1 - 2 races right before you retire. Why bother?
Some of you guys have been in a bunch of these threads saying the exact same thing over and over. Taking jabs at him , calling him names and quite frankly being an asshole. We get it , you disagree how RV went out and we have all read the past 50 comments in all those threads that you feel that way.
How much does it bug me , or affect my personal life? None. In fact I'm sipping on a nice hot cup of joe and loading up my ol' trusty RM250 up to go shred the gnar all day. 75 and cloudy and the track will be like heaven today. I wonder if I'll let RV's retirement bother me today while I'm riding , like it's been bothering you guys all week?
Pretty sure the answer is no. Braaapp! Peace out Bro's.
I can't speak for the man but breaking a bone in essentially a bonus season would probably have me opting to call it. Why risk further (or permanent) injury for a few more races when you're that close to retirement? Not to mention all the work it would take to get back to a competitive level after the crash.
I'd take it as a sign to get out while I can still walk away on my own two feet.
RV's stay in the GP's didn't go as he or anyone planned, he really didn't want to be there but was because of a contract that he couldn't get out of..it was a compromise by all parties involved...
I'm sorry you're butthurt over how he left, but he's gone and has had a great career and he doesn't give two shits how you or anyone else feels about it...
You asked me what made me think anyone in the paddock had lost respect for him, so I told you what specifically made me think that. Hence the omission of Cairoli saying he was a great champion. I did say there is certainly still a level of respect there, which there is, but if you listen to how Cairoli spoke of him before the season compared to now, there's a difference.
As I've said before, he could've gotten out of his contract if he absolutely wanted to, no one forced him to race, he had a choice. I'm not butthurt over how he went out, because I've never been a fan of his, you don't need to remind me that he doesn't give a shit about anyone, I think that's become perfectly clear over this year and years previous.
He was @ the end of a story book career, wanted to see the world, and won a GP within the first few rounds- Only a handful of Americans have done that.
I completely get the fact that you're only as good as your last race, but that only matters if your still racing-
He's done, did it his way.. Got no problem with that.
Pit Row
How does Cairoli or JMB know what Ryan's back feels like? He's been cleared to train, not to ride was my understanding, none the less, if he's not able to get to form, what would be so great about him riding around in pain in 10th at GH? Is that a better way to retire?
The hate this guy gets might even trump James Stewart if that's possible... I apologize for anything I've ever said about James...
Holy shit guys
I don't hate the guy, I'm not a fan of him, but I don't hate anyone. I think he could have gone about all of this in a more professional way though
all i see is Tony having respect for RV and his career, yet he expected to see RV retire in another way ...
nothing wrong with that , i think only RV knows the real story and all we do here is guessing what if ...
weird thing is that the topic from Herlings about RV is dying as quick as it came ...
But you are a pro of twisting things that people say to support what you feel...you sure you're not a journalist??
RV quit on his terms period...if you don't like the way he did it...tough shit...nobody cares.
whatever happened to that stiff upper lip, did that become a pouty lip?
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