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K-rock and Musquin where better at the GP's, that's a fact. But the rest of your post is quite embarrassing...
Herlings sometimes chooses the wrong words in interviews but that doesn't mean he is a prick. For the dutch it is very hard to give an interview in english and make clear what you really think. As dutch native I know dutch grammar is totally different then english grammar and also know that there are a lot of common mistakes which can lead to saying something really negative or arrogant while you want to show respect or give credits.
For a 17 year old Herlings english is pretty ok.
There are always people who want to see the negative things about people. Body language can mean a lot of different things but you don't really know what Herlings ment when he waved his hands by the pit area. As far a I know, and I was at the grand prix in Lierop this weekend he ment something like 'I really can't beleave I lapped untill the 2nd person in the race'. But if you only seen this moment in a short recap you can think the makes the rest of the field ridiculous but really wasn't the story.
Then my last point about people thinking he is cocky becasue of the fact that he claims to be the fastest sand rider at the world: I have never heard that from himself. In interview he always add that people CALL him the fastest sand rider and he doesnt claims he actually is. He only said I'm looking forward to race Barcia, Dungey and Cairoli in the sand and never said he's going to wipe someone's ass.
And imagine yourself, if you were Herlings don't you want to battle those guys on a surface were you're feeling very comfortable?
So conclusion NO Herlings isn't an as*hole.
I acually don't know Herlings in personal but at least I tried to explain you a littble bit of the story. Hope you guys can understand this a little bit and maybe change your attitude towards Herlings.
By the way sorry for mistakes in grammar
I agree with you but doubt you can convince any of the nay sayers in this topic.
It's actually nice to see something/someone a bit different.....then the same ole ,same ole song & dance.
I'm looking forward to seeing how he does in Lommel.
And wish the Dutch Team the best of luck.
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Da Reuver had some bad luck in Lierop, and that made him dnf in second heat,
after the sighting lap he whanted a bit water to drink, but his mecanic gave him the wrong bottle,
on the moment marc whould drink some his mecanic grabed the bottle and marc got a bit in his face and he swallowd some of it, Marc tryd to start but whas to sick. (the mistake whas thay gave him a bottle of fuel and not water.)
Hope he is ok.
As for the clean pass on tommy he had no choice tommy knew he had nothing for him saw him coming pulled up but it didn't stop herlings from slowing up and looking back ,tommy's pass wasn't a take out it was a hard aggressive one where as herlings on tonus well we all now that was just a thing that should never happen.
What he did at the weekend was impressive and i hope he grows into a decent respectful guy he has the right people around to shape him.
Sure, Herlings did some stupid things this year on the track and he admitted that he was wrong. He's got to work on that and he showed that he does work on it by not T-boning Searle as said before. If we are going to whine over every little touch, word or move, we might as well go and support the local chess club. Give the guy a break and stop watching his every move and put it under a magnifying glass. Just enjoy the unbelievable performance he showed us all in Lierop and how modest he still is in front of the camera when the helmet is off.
BUT, I hate how many people excuse his behavior simply because he's young. He's a professional is he not? He's paid by his sponsors large sums of money to represent them. This should be the easiest part of his contract to fulfill. When we give kids a pass to make the sport look bad and less professional, it hurts everyone.
Age has nothing to do with it.
Why do you think you never really see any attitude from the Pro Circuit kids?
Depending on what you will do during your career, you can get a good reputation or a bad reputation. The season Herlings should demonstrate he is a winner and a mature guy (and I don't care how old is he), he is earning the ass*ole reputation.
Waving his hand like this, means for me: "my competitors were nothing against me" and that's a huuuuuge lack of respect.
But like said before, it could have been a "Wow, I can't believe I just did this" gesture.
You really have no idea what he meant by it, he might be thanking his mechanic for all I care.
It's all assumptions mate.
How can a 17 year old be mature? maturity comes with years and most people get mature around an age of 21. Something to deal with hormones and stuff but there is no need to explain that i think?
Of course proper education and team support can help to avoid inmature beviour but it makes no sense to say that a 17 year old kid mentally has to be developed like an adult.
Funny to see that herlings is subject in 4 topics at the moment, and most topics about his achievements or because of his achievements.
Jeffrey deserved to get his face slapped when he was personally abusive earlier in the year (though I don't think anyone knows the complete background) and I wouldn't want him dating any of my daughters, but he's a cool kid when you treat him for what he is, a 17 year old who wants to fool around and have fun. Did any of you "act responsibly" all of the time when you were 17 ? Shit, you were brain dead already then ?
And yes, he's gonna kick Barcia's ass twice, Baggett's once and Dungey's once at Lommel. And when he lines up against TC and Dungey in the final moto he'll be riding his second moto in an hour while they had a break. But of course U all know he's a brash, loud-mouthed teenager even though you never met him. Wanna know what he said yesterday evening ? "I'm riding Open class at Lommel so I only get one chance to race them in the final moto but I hope I can challenge Ryan Dungey and Toni; I think they are the best opposition."
Why diminish it by questioning wether he is an as*hole
And he is an asshole, but a damn fast one in the sand. And since i love motocross and not boys, i'm cheering for him.
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I didn't like that and to me it's pretty obvious what he meant by it. I really don't see how it can be spun another way - he was clearly trying to belittle Tommy. If only he would let his riding do ALL the talking! I mean it's more than enough on its own. At this point everyone can see that he's an amazing talent and above and beyond anyone in the sand. Trying to put down your competition further after you've just annihilated them, comes off as distasteful to me. Not my style.
Of course I have tremendous respect for his ability and I think we should make some allowances given his age. But man, he doesn't make it easy sometimes.
To be honest, I only remember one more time I was disappointed with a rider, and that was the Alessi/Tedesco incident. We and mmcmx made a banner in mxdn 2005 I guess. Nowadays, I have to say that Alessi has earned my respect. Note that I won't cheer for him, but times and situations change.
Unfortunately, I never raced motocross as a kid, but I played football my whole life in Catalunya, Spain and Italy. I do remember when we were winning by a big score and never, ever, did me or my team mates those gestures insulting the rival. And I still think that what he did is insulting, trust me, I have a master degree in italian gestures :-)
Just seen a Hermafrodite or how ever its called.. Confusing do
Ok, why does this keep getting clipped short when I post it?
And it's beyond me why a Dutch kid on an Austrian team with a Dutch mechanic would make italian gestures.
But it's all cool mate, you win. You're the expert in hand gestures.
It seems some brits in this thread can't get over the so called disrespectfull gestures to Tommy.
I know the tweet and i don't like it either but to judge a 17 year old for something like this?
Let him be, he is a good kid and wil learn his lessons in life just like all of us!
The rest of the tweets are great
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