Remember when James said "I won't do a retirement tour, when my time is up, I'm done, you won't hear from me again"

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I can't remember what video it was in, but he said it around 2007 when RC was doing his farewell tour. I have a feeling we've seen the last of James.Sad
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zehn 10/19/2016 11:07am
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A lot can change in 9 years. I feel that Stewart appreciates his fans more now than he did in 2007
Jimmy Jingles 10/19/2016 11:39am
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zehn wrote:
A lot can change in 9 years. I feel that Stewart appreciates his fans more now than he did in 2007
This.

This was pre-2010 James when he really was TFMOTP. Hoping against hope he gives it one last try.

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TheOriginalPancakee 10/19/2016 1:54pm
10/19/2016 1:54pm Edited Date/Time 10/19/2016 1:58pm
At this point no one knows anything. He could be done he could be racing. He's on Geico aka Suzuki aka he's doing this on his own dime aka retiring.
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Olson 10/19/2016 1:57pm
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I'm still waiting for J-Laws farewell tour...
TheOriginalPancakee 10/19/2016 2:59pm
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Olson wrote:
I'm still waiting for J-Laws farewell tour...
J law story of the day. He was at my house with my uncle. I asked him what he thought of Ryan and he said "dung is a bitch" then the following year he won the SX title.
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Dude should have punched out after 2008 that's when the drive starting leaving him.....
SX only , stupid TV show ,

BTW I'm a big fan of his
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beamer wrote:
Dude should have punched out after 2008 that's when the drive starting leaving him..... SX only , stupid TV show , BTW I'm a big fan...
Dude should have punched out after 2008 that's when the drive starting leaving him.....
SX only , stupid TV show ,

BTW I'm a big fan of his
Don't sound like it to meUnsure
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jeffro503 10/19/2016 5:12pm
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beamer wrote:
Dude should have punched out after 2008 that's when the drive starting leaving him..... SX only , stupid TV show , BTW I'm a big fan...
Dude should have punched out after 2008 that's when the drive starting leaving him.....
SX only , stupid TV show ,

BTW I'm a big fan of his
He did pretty dang good in SX 2014. Not sure if he can still find that kind of fire in his belly again. Or if his mind is even in a good enough place to try. I hope so because these past 2.5yrs have been a complete train wreck. And I'd like to see him leave this sport on a high note....not this mess.
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Fourth_Floor 10/19/2016 5:24pm
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With the credentials, accomplishments, basically inventing a riding technique that you can't win without being able to do now, if he never shows up to a race again, these past two shitty years will be easily and soon forgotten in comparison to all the high notes he's had in the sport. Look how quickly everyone is forgetting RV's MXDN performances.
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Pdub 10/19/2016 5:30pm
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You can remember an entire quote but not it's source?
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Moto520 10/19/2016 6:08pm
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I still love Stew......one of the all time greats.

Short career domination window due to other all time greats being in their prime and peaking when he peaked.
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Mr.Fuller87 10/19/2016 6:17pm
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Maybe now that he is a new dad he has some motivation. I hope the best for him.
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temporarily_locked wrote:
Kdubs transfer tour was epic
This more than anything on this site ever^^^^^

Dude is awesome and don't get me wrong
I get what Carmichael did and McGrath and Hanna
And the man
But K-Dub is a breed of his own
Great guy, great personality


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Skidaddle 10/19/2016 6:59pm
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If he makes a go on a 2 stroke, Ill watch. Otherwise hes just another racer at this point.
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Feldspar 10/19/2016 7:00pm
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Of course he is done. It is almost November and he doesn't have a ride. I would highly doubt he has been working out to get ready for the season. If he wasn't motivated last year after his year off then he never will be motivated. Hey I wish he would work his butt off to get back to being a threat to win races because it would make the series a lot more exciting but it has been so long since he has been relevant. I don't see him having the drive he did 8-10 years ago.

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The Rock 10/19/2016 10:35pm
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Feldspar wrote:
Of course he is done. It is almost November and he doesn't have a ride. I would highly doubt he has been working out to get...
Of course he is done. It is almost November and he doesn't have a ride. I would highly doubt he has been working out to get ready for the season. If he wasn't motivated last year after his year off then he never will be motivated. Hey I wish he would work his butt off to get back to being a threat to win races because it would make the series a lot more exciting but it has been so long since he has been relevant. I don't see him having the drive he did 8-10 years ago.
This ^^^^
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Starcrossed 10/19/2016 11:51pm
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James may not be as financially secure as he was anticipating, nine years ago. I wouldn't put much stock into what he said during RC's retirement tour.
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2StrokenIt! 10/20/2016 7:23am
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James has massive amounts of talent, one of the best ever. One of the saddest stories ever.
I don't think anyone in the sports history has had a worst group of losers advising them. He has had the worst PR in the game no one ever knows what's going on he seems like a huge flake. Way too many concussions the drug thing the fake cop thing bouncing from team to team. Thanks for the scrub bub!
Oh wait Ricky was already doing that. He just didn't name it.
Lawrence929 10/20/2016 7:43am
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2StrokenIt! wrote:
James has massive amounts of talent, one of the best ever. One of the saddest stories ever. I don't think anyone in the sports history has...
James has massive amounts of talent, one of the best ever. One of the saddest stories ever.
I don't think anyone in the sports history has had a worst group of losers advising them. He has had the worst PR in the game no one ever knows what's going on he seems like a huge flake. Way too many concussions the drug thing the fake cop thing bouncing from team to team. Thanks for the scrub bub!
Oh wait Ricky was already doing that. He just didn't name it.
This post is one of the saddest stories ever.

James Stewarts life seems like it's overall been a pretty good time compared to the real SAD STORIES of mx.

Expectations never fully pan out but sometimes what is left is still pretty awesome.
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rcm406 10/20/2016 9:45am
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2StrokenIt! wrote:
James has massive amounts of talent, one of the best ever. One of the saddest stories ever. I don't think anyone in the sports history has...
James has massive amounts of talent, one of the best ever. One of the saddest stories ever.
I don't think anyone in the sports history has had a worst group of losers advising them. He has had the worst PR in the game no one ever knows what's going on he seems like a huge flake. Way too many concussions the drug thing the fake cop thing bouncing from team to team. Thanks for the scrub bub!
Oh wait Ricky was already doing that. He just didn't name it.
Lawrence929 wrote:
This post is one of the saddest stories ever. James Stewarts life seems like it's overall been a pretty good time compared to the real SAD...
This post is one of the saddest stories ever.

James Stewarts life seems like it's overall been a pretty good time compared to the real SAD STORIES of mx.

Expectations never fully pan out but sometimes what is left is still pretty awesome.
NO SHIT!

7 Championships

18 125/250F SX wins - 1st all times
28 125/250F MX wins - 1st all times
50 250/450 SX wins - 2nd all times
20 250/450 MX wins

116 total wins - 2nd all times

Yea, his career suxed big time!Dizzy
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Motodave15 10/20/2016 12:04pm
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rcm406 wrote:
NO SHIT! 7 Championships 18 125/250F SX wins - 1st all times 28 125/250F MX wins - 1st all times 50 250/450 SX wins - 2nd...
NO SHIT!

7 Championships

18 125/250F SX wins - 1st all times
28 125/250F MX wins - 1st all times
50 250/450 SX wins - 2nd all times
20 250/450 MX wins

116 total wins - 2nd all times

Yea, his career suxed big time!Dizzy
Alot of people who post in james threads never respect this.

or his stats.. and thats a fact

always speculation about his financial security.. Im pretty damn sure he made alot of money.. if josh hansen made 1 mill+ back in his time with ktm (no championships).. im sure james has made double or triple that per year or even more. pretty damn sure he's financially secure

you don't win 7-titles and end up broke in this sport


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Travis_Hudson 10/20/2016 12:37pm
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rcm406 wrote:
NO SHIT! 7 Championships 18 125/250F SX wins - 1st all times 28 125/250F MX wins - 1st all times 50 250/450 SX wins - 2nd...
NO SHIT!

7 Championships

18 125/250F SX wins - 1st all times
28 125/250F MX wins - 1st all times
50 250/450 SX wins - 2nd all times
20 250/450 MX wins

116 total wins - 2nd all times

Yea, his career suxed big time!Dizzy
Motodave15 wrote:
Alot of people who post in james threads never respect this. or his stats.. and thats a fact always speculation about his financial security.. Im pretty...
Alot of people who post in james threads never respect this.

or his stats.. and thats a fact

always speculation about his financial security.. Im pretty damn sure he made alot of money.. if josh hansen made 1 mill+ back in his time with ktm (no championships).. im sure james has made double or triple that per year or even more. pretty damn sure he's financially secure

you don't win 7-titles and end up broke in this sport


You can end up broke no matter how much money you make......
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Cygnus 10/20/2016 1:08pm
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Feldspar wrote:
Of course he is done. It is almost November and he doesn't have a ride. I would highly doubt he has been working out to get...
Of course he is done. It is almost November and he doesn't have a ride. I would highly doubt he has been working out to get ready for the season. If he wasn't motivated last year after his year off then he never will be motivated. Hey I wish he would work his butt off to get back to being a threat to win races because it would make the series a lot more exciting but it has been so long since he has been relevant. I don't see him having the drive he did 8-10 years ago.
He could be ready for A1 if he wanted. There is 80 days to go. It's probably more a matter that he doesn't need to. Has a new baby at home. I doubt he is as broke as some would like us to believe.
One Last Comeback 10/20/2016 2:54pm
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Does anybody remember when Tom Cruise was talking to James about a movie about his life? There was a lot of buzz. James ended up dropping it because they were going to portray motocross racers and fans as racists, and that was going to be the main storyline for the movie. That really impressed me because he chose the health of the sport over his wallet.
He has been a massive lift and asset to the sport so I hate to see him go. Do you think Tom Cruise is interested in making a movie about Ryan Dungey or Eli Tomac? Nothing against them but James' story is incredible.

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