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6/26/2015 9:51am
6/26/2015 9:51am
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6/26/2015 12:57pm
Do you think it helps or hurts a racer to have a family? I guess it could go either way.
The sport is enough pressure as it is but then to constantly have to think about being there for your wife and kids and providing for them, not getting hurt, the possible nagging from your wife about you getting hurt and they want you out. You would think as a racer that you may want to hold off on getting involved until your career is over but I know that is not realistic.
It would just seem like it would be a lot to juggle for a racer and the constant traveling and the constant threat of injury. I mean to each there own and everyones situation is different but in general I wonder if the teams would rather have a rider that doesn't have a family and if it hurts there ability to race at the top level.
The sport is enough pressure as it is but then to constantly have to think about being there for your wife and kids and providing for them, not getting hurt, the possible nagging from your wife about you getting hurt and they want you out. You would think as a racer that you may want to hold off on getting involved until your career is over but I know that is not realistic.
It would just seem like it would be a lot to juggle for a racer and the constant traveling and the constant threat of injury. I mean to each there own and everyones situation is different but in general I wonder if the teams would rather have a rider that doesn't have a family and if it hurts there ability to race at the top level.
...yoko and ono...
Reed and Musquin's ol ladies seem to be integral.
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When I was single i would rape and pillage the track, eager to pass dudes in a most unpleasant way. Id roost flaggers, smile at my competitors girlfriends, destroy berms and case triples just to show how tough I was.
When I had a chick it was like i was all of a sudden British..."Carryon, oh no, you go first good gentlemen I shall try the pass on the next lap my friend".
I was thinking more about the post race sex rather then stuffing my main competition over a berm.
i rode like a total pussy whenever i had a girl at the track.
I would think a nice supportive wife would be a asset to the these top riders. But for me once the kids arrived I realized how much my family depended on me coming home in one piece.
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