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1/17/2012 2:42pm
You guys see the M. Alessi interview at Transworld? Dude says he can't remember racing at Red Bud AND Thunder Valley. He said: "The last thing that I remember was testing and training at Mammoth. That's the last thing I really remember. Everything is pretty foggy from the last two or three weeks."
Now that's pretty serious. And yet, he's talking about racing at Millville. Good move, or should he sit out some more?
Now that's pretty serious. And yet, he's talking about racing at Millville. Good move, or should he sit out some more?
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That said, I am sure he's got great medical advice and is taking it seriously.
Now he wants to come back this quickly from a severe concussion and several broken bones?
His bell still may be ringing a little bit.
Kalisch, some days I just sit there and stare at your avitars.
first one i ever got was while racing, got hit straight in the back of the head by the nose of the jetski behind me. i could barley walk once back on the beach.
for those who've never had one, its definitly not like any other injury ive ever had (4 broken collar bones, 2x broken back, multiple bones in each hand and foot multiple times). its not a case of where the pain goes away or if your tuff you play through it. the symptoms linger for a while and even when they are gone, youre still not better yet, if ever.
i was in a daze for several weeks. would catch myself starring off into the distance, just lose 15-20 minutes at a time. was extremely slow to react in coversations and problem solving.
but my dumbass being new to this sort of thing thought i could "play thru it". was back on the water within 10 days and was a mess. i had no balance whatsoever. and every wreck just made it worse til a get-off at 60mph landing into the face of a 4 foot swell pretty much knocked me out, and left me floating in the water worse than from the original incident.
it took several more weeks for me to recover. concussions are a bruising of the brain, which doesnt have the ability to heal itself, and re-concussing is extrememly likely if you come back too soon. as i did in my case.
im no doctor but ive spent more than enuff time with them. im inclined to think this is waaay too soon for mike alessi to be coming back. especially considering such dramatic memory loss. just outta curiousity, i would really love to hear the doctors explanation on this.
The last one I had was really bad. I was out cold for about 2 minutes and my memory wasn't affected that bad. I only lost about a day.
Multiple concussions whacked the NHL career of Eric Lindros a few years back.
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He has turned himself into a legitimate title contender. It's not going to happen this year so let it go. Get healthy and come back strong and smart.
Maybe the Lindros's have soft heads?
Well, if a guy wants to be out racing and take chances with himself that is on him. The biggest problem I have is that he is out there with 39 other people. If he were to black out or anything like that and have an accident that could potentially hurt someone else is my issue with it. Situations like Mikes are decisions I think an approving authority should make.
I'll be the first to admit that when I was reading that people were saying this title belongs to Alessi that I laughed my ass off. I have to give it to him. He is riding like a champion this year. I think that "Team Suzuki" is the best thing that could have ever happened to Mike. Actually, I should say that Roger Decoster is the best thing that could have happened to him. It was best for Mike to be with a manager that would take him over and get him away from his dad. Roger does not take shit from anyone or let anyone try and run him or his team. I think if Mike were at Honda, Yamaha, or Kawasaki you would see a lot more of Tony than we do now. I am proud of Mikey and have a new found respect for him. I hope he does not make a decision to try and come back to fast.
IMO, Mike knows the title is out of his grasp, but I think he may still be trying to find a way to the MXDN for Team USA. Remember, he has been cheated out on that once or twice already. Although I know that people are saying "Team USA" has already been picked, but I have not seen any press releases yet. AND, you never know, Ferry is riding like a mad man. Mikey could be preparing himself JUST IN CASE someone on the team gets hurt before the MXDN.
Just my 2 cents....I COULD BE completely wrong. It's just that logically I can't see any other reason why Mike would be in a hurry or risk hurting himself further.
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