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I say let the man be...he'll figure out what he wants to do....and if it's MX/SX he'll find a way to be there, and he might even do well. But that's only if he wants it.
If we don't need him in this sport than why are there 3-5 threads every week about him? Everyone loves an underdog, and Jay is that and more. This is just a theory, but I think his fan base are people that for whatever reason relate to his imperfections and get from his performances a feeling of hope to succeed in their own right. In other words, "I am not like everyone else but I can succeed by doing things my own way"..Conforming and being professional is easy,but conforming hurts marketability and fan's passion. The human side of riders is what makes us root for them. Their personality and things we can relate to brings out our passion in the racing. Like Short crying when he broke his leg. All these guys are fast...so we need a reason to route for the riders. Jason is the guy the rejects and the kids who feel they don't fit in can latch on to. These kids/people are fiercely loyal to him because they can to relate to his problems. i.e.The stigma that comes from being different. This also pisses off conformists, who hate the fact that Jason doesn't live by the rules they do on a daily basis. THEY WANT HIM PUNISHED! These are the same people that outcast the people that are drawn to him...So basically the more you bitch, the more fans he gets.
You guys need to get it out of your head that he's EVIL or a BAD person...Absent minded sometimes and has a morbid sense of humor...would be a more rational explanation.. If anything he's a normal 20 something (Thing college kids)
He has done an equal amount of good shit as he has done bad....Donating to Magoo and the asterisk medical unit...for examples.
It's like your favorite food, if you HAD to eat it everyday sometimes it becomes old and not interesting. It has happened to so many greats in the past. Bayle, Bradshaw, KW,
How many here have done the same thing since they were kids full time, week in and week out and can say you haven;t got burnt out on it?
just this past Sunday I was so motivated to go to work on Monday and now I am contemplating calling in sick tomorrow (j/k) but you get my point,
MX isn't the end of the world.
Jlaw, thanks for the great times if you truly are done. You were never my favorite rider, you did some things that made me think you were a dipshit but you certainly made me get online and watch races because I couldn't wait to see what happened. Hopefully this is just burn out and we will see you again, if it isn;t and is more serious get some help man, there is so much more to life than your job and living up to fair weather fans. On the internet you're only as good as your last race, in real life... THAT ISN'T TRUE.
dungey has great marketability. his sponsors are target and nike. so your whole point about marketability is incorrect. can't get much bigger than that! sure j-law has/had monster as a sponsor, but then again, who doesn't monster sponsor these days?"
The same can be said for Jlaw. I bet the Metal Mulisha has more fans than Dungey does. Good VS. Evil
a question for all you haters,
Why can't people like Jlaw AND Dungey? (I do) Why can't some like Jlaw and but understand and respect how have a guy like Andrew Short works?
Why is it either or with you guys?
AND FYI, the pictures above look like 90% of the typical fans back east at Red Bud on 4th of July. Or Glen Helen in May. Believe it or not, nationals don't consist of the Ward Cleaver and his family. If you want Ward Cleaver and his family, go to X games, true story.... they will be lined up trying to buy a Rockstar Metal Mulisha hat. Funniest thing I have ever witnessed.
Having sponsors and selling product are two different things. Dungey has Target as a sponsor because a family friend is a higher up there. I don't know about Nike...Here's an example When I wore a "Free J-law" Shirt..I literally had a mini dad offer me $100 if I could get him one for his kid....
It is good VS. evil and that is what everyone including our sport needs. You haven't seen multiple page threads on here about how great Dungey ran his 12 miles training yesterday. But If Jlaw farts and it stinks - 4 page minimum.
He isn't cut out for the 12 month grind. ......and I can understand that.
Dungey doesn't have that "edge" yet.
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Are you serious? How about growing up, be an adult and fulfill your obligations. This isn't some kid racing at the local track and gets tired of it. He's a professional, how about he start acting like one. He sure screwed a lot of people who were depending on him.
Pat Tillman left Football to go into the service, he had obligations to Arizona Cardinals
Barry Sanders left the Lions, he had obligations and millions more fans than J-law.
JMB left Honda for Europe
Bradshaw left the most lucrative contract (at the time) the sport had seen with Yamaha
I am not saying or comparing Jlaw to either of these guys but it is examples of guys just deciding they want to do something else, their heart wasn't into what they had done their whole lives.
we don't even know the real reason that the team folded, maybe obligations weren't being fulfilled to him or to his team? Maybe we will know, maybe he is a dipshit, maybe he was forced to stop... I am sure people know just aren't saying. Regardless, hopefully we get to see him back, it moade the races and message boards more intersting
Funny how we are now discussing parenting.... haha. Jlaw is EVERYWHERE!
And this is why wild speculation happens, it's a big we want everyone to talk about us but we are not saying what the real deal is because it's to much Jerry Springerish for common folk to understand.
I am not a J-Law hater- but come on...the guy is a professional athlete that lives (or lived) in the limelight. OF COURSE people are going to have an opinion. Especially about a guy that generates so much publicity with all the stunts he pulls.
I also hear riders talking about fans that "don't ride" etc. So what? Do football fans go out and put on pads? Do boxing fans train and fight in the ring? Of course not....that doesn't mean they can't have an opinion.
Barry Sanders retired early and was sued by the team and the team won millions. He had a contract and didn't fulfill his obligations.
Jason quits and gets trashed a little bit on message board. Why constantly give this guy so much slack and why have no tolerance for negative appraisals of the situation. Instead of looking at this in an emotional way, look at in a business way. That's my point.
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