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This was my friend from high school Kenny Haller. I knew they were pursing this but just found out the results. It just strengthens my point, as though I love this sport and always will, for Joey to move on. We've had a really rough go of it the last few years and honestly don't think its worth it anymore. I'm sure he won't agree with me, but just wanted to put this out here for all to read. Kenny was 45
Amy
Amy
It is always a bummer when the top guys leave the sport, but I use to get very concerned for Pastrana every time he lined up to race, as tough as it is to see the veteran riders move on, it always makes me very happy when they can do it healthy.
The Shop
The show Frontline had a show about CTE a year or so ago and interviewed all the top people who were bringing this condition to light. The one doctor indicated that it wasn't necessary that you have actual concussions to cause the damage but many so-called subconcusive hits that accumulated to cause the condition. This is exactly what linemen in US football receive routinely.
I think MX may suffer too especially the youth classes although I don't know if there's any evidence of CTE in some of the old timers of the sport. I'd think we'd have seen some suspect cases and maybe there out there.
As far as maybe trying to get your boy to quit sx/mx 35smom, I cant blame you. Watching what some of these guys do at THE SPEEDS they do it almost makes me feel guilty to be a fan. One of the reasons I quit watching football was I couldnt reckon being "entertained" watching one man run into and injure another man over a game. At least with motocross its not the whole intent of the sport to creme the shit out of someone else.
I made the decision to stop BMX and MX because the risk was way to high and the odds were getting stacked against me, a person can only crash so many times and walk away.
People like to say "He died doing what He Loved" There are things in this world that make life feel worth while that are far less dangerous.
there was a Special on about this issue and if you were skeptical before it pretty much will remove any doubt.
Everyone should see this.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/league-of-denial/
Your saying we need shoulder pads in football because it helps keep the score of the game lower even though the tradeoff is perhaps more life altering injuries?
How messed up would it be of the NFL was suppressing information to keep raking in billions of dollars knowing all along that they are ruining these players lives? I am sure they are with all the knowledge we already have about concussions and brain injuries.
The fear of a concussion is one of the many reasons why I ride as slow as I do now!
Pit Row
I'm torn on what I think about my boys playing. One side of me acknowledged the dangers of the sport. But the other part of me remembers how awesome it was to play. Going all out and just knocking some dude's block off is a feeling like no other. Not to mention all the life experiences I got being part of a team and just shooting the shit in the locker room, bus rides. And as much as 2-a-days sucked, you learn a lot about what you can handle as a person and how you can push yourself harder than you ever thought you could. I know you can learn those things from other sports, but I've played damn near all of them and nothing did it like football.
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