Fireside Chat With James Stewart: “WHY I Won”T Be In Indiana”

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enketchum 8/17/2014 10:10pm
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mb60 wrote:
It's in the latest addition of transworld magazine.
TripleFive wrote:
Oh okay, cool.

Care to give me a brief synopsis of what James had to say about his ADHD?
Matt Fisher wrote:
"Uh, yeah, no I'm superpumped to be back racing again. When I don't take the medication like I didn't this morning, I Oh look- a squirrel...
"Uh, yeah, no I'm superpumped to be back racing again. When I don't take the medication like I didn't this morning, I Oh look- a squirrel, isn't it cute. My dogs like to chase squirrels and I like dogs."


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Don't make fun of people with ADHD. That is also not how many people with ADHD behave
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Other than vague references to 'a medical condition' has JS or anyone in the know actually mentioned Adderall or ADHD anywhere? I have yet to see it but would love someone to prove me wrong and show me the interview/press release. GuyB?

I love the way the JS fans have assumed he's innocent and its just ADHD and a prescription for it. That makes it all fine and the whole situation is just the FIM and WADA's fault, or its a conspiracy against him. JUst a paperwork error by someone on his team and definitely not his fault.

The only FACT I'm aware of is that JS tested positive for amphetamine, and he claimed it was there because of a treatment for a non-specific long term medical condition. The rest is purely conjecture at this point, is it not? How are you guys so sure he's taken Adderall for ADHD?
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Spydee 8/18/2014 1:50am
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All will be clear as soon as the new series of Bubba's World is on the air. This is all food for a TV show, dawg,
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Steve125 8/18/2014 5:59am
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MX45 wrote:
This is my guess why we havn't seen James line up.
I agree 100%... Mentally he's probably all over the map.

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Big E 8/18/2014 7:23am
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MX45 wrote:
This is my guess why we havn't seen James line up.
Mmmmm...
str8shooter 8/18/2014 7:30am
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Hmmmm?Huh

That IS quite curious actually.

Nahhh! Gotta be just a coincidence!
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Fraser 8/18/2014 7:32am
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Hmmmm?Huh

That IS quite curious actually.

Nahhh! Gotta be just a coincidence!
Unlikely to be pure coincidence. Malcolm was suffering severe dehydration, was that after the IV lady got refused access?
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hillbilly 8/18/2014 7:37am
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TripleFive wrote:
I'm still anxiously awaiting the release of the interview Don Maeda had with JSE right after the hot test was announced.
GuyB wrote:
Meanwhile, every time James might end up in front of the press, we're asked not to ask him about it...
Maybe you should slip him a 5 ,couldn't hurt.
Matt Fisher 8/18/2014 7:45am
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TripleFive wrote:
Oh okay, cool.

Care to give me a brief synopsis of what James had to say about his ADHD?
Matt Fisher wrote:
"Uh, yeah, no I'm superpumped to be back racing again. When I don't take the medication like I didn't this morning, I Oh look- a squirrel...
"Uh, yeah, no I'm superpumped to be back racing again. When I don't take the medication like I didn't this morning, I Oh look- a squirrel, isn't it cute. My dogs like to chase squirrels and I like dogs."


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enketchum wrote:
Don't make fun of people with ADHD. That is also not how many people with ADHD behave
Lighten up, jokes are only funny when you let them be funny. I'll happily make fun of anyone, including myself with ADD.
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Mr. Ted 8/18/2014 7:45am
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MX45 wrote:
This is my guess why we havn't seen James line up.
I'm not sure I buy that argument. For a couple of reasons. One, he apparently had a TUE for outdoors, so there would be no advantage to going off of his meds for the remainder of the outdoors and it wouldn't help his case with FIM either way. What's done is done. Secondly, no one knows what type (or if it is even) ADHD medication that caused his positive test. There are types of ADHD meds that are out of your system within a day, with no side effects. I know this from trying different ADHD meds with my son to get him adjusted. And beyond that, I am not convinced that taking ADHD meds, if James has that condition, would actually help his racing. Again, ADHD meds tend to mellow ADHD sufferers and that isn't necessarily conducive to racing better. My son tends to ride faster off his meds than on. But each person has their own reactions, etc, so I could be totally off base too...
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albythizzle 8/18/2014 7:47am
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This has turned into a huge cluster for them.
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MX45 wrote:
This is my guess why we havn't seen James line up.
Big E wrote:
Mmmmm...
Mmmmmmmums the word?
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davistld01 8/18/2014 8:07am
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MX45 wrote:
This is my guess why we havn't seen James line up.
I gave the very same opinion in a thead about James a week or so ago and was told I didn't know what I was talking about. It doesn't matter if we're dealing with a narcotic or a non-narcotic, every medication used to alter a behavior WILL produce withdrawal symptoms when the long-term user suddenly quits takine the medication instead of being under a doctors care for supervised tapering off of dosage.

I believe if the truth were known...this is spot on.
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davistld01 8/18/2014 8:09am
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Fraser wrote:
Other than vague references to 'a medical condition' has JS or anyone in the know actually mentioned Adderall or ADHD anywhere? I have yet to see...
Other than vague references to 'a medical condition' has JS or anyone in the know actually mentioned Adderall or ADHD anywhere? I have yet to see it but would love someone to prove me wrong and show me the interview/press release. GuyB?

I love the way the JS fans have assumed he's innocent and its just ADHD and a prescription for it. That makes it all fine and the whole situation is just the FIM and WADA's fault, or its a conspiracy against him. JUst a paperwork error by someone on his team and definitely not his fault.

The only FACT I'm aware of is that JS tested positive for amphetamine, and he claimed it was there because of a treatment for a non-specific long term medical condition. The rest is purely conjecture at this point, is it not? How are you guys so sure he's taken Adderall for ADHD?
James mentioned in a brief explanation right after things happened that he was taking a prescribed medication to curb an attention problem that he had been suffering from for a long time. But, the drug name "Adderall" was never specified.
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davistld01 8/18/2014 8:10am
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Wasn't Mookie seriously sick? There was an Instagram shot of him in the hospital at one time.
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Thelen20 8/18/2014 8:45am
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TripleFive wrote:
I'm still anxiously awaiting the release of the interview Don Maeda had with JSE right after the hot test was announced.
like the one that is printed in the magazine this month??? was a good read, says that it was just a misunderstanding of the process on his part. He got emotional at the end where he was talking about how much he hopes this does not reflect on the people around him, especially his brother
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Thelen20 8/18/2014 8:47am
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Fraser wrote:
Other than vague references to 'a medical condition' has JS or anyone in the know actually mentioned Adderall or ADHD anywhere? I have yet to see...
Other than vague references to 'a medical condition' has JS or anyone in the know actually mentioned Adderall or ADHD anywhere? I have yet to see it but would love someone to prove me wrong and show me the interview/press release. GuyB?

I love the way the JS fans have assumed he's innocent and its just ADHD and a prescription for it. That makes it all fine and the whole situation is just the FIM and WADA's fault, or its a conspiracy against him. JUst a paperwork error by someone on his team and definitely not his fault.

The only FACT I'm aware of is that JS tested positive for amphetamine, and he claimed it was there because of a treatment for a non-specific long term medical condition. The rest is purely conjecture at this point, is it not? How are you guys so sure he's taken Adderall for ADHD?
Go buy the September issue of transworld mx mag

"Adderall has allowed me to have fun and enjoy different things in my life." - James Stewart
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Fraser wrote:
Other than vague references to 'a medical condition' has JS or anyone in the know actually mentioned Adderall or ADHD anywhere? I have yet to see...
Other than vague references to 'a medical condition' has JS or anyone in the know actually mentioned Adderall or ADHD anywhere? I have yet to see it but would love someone to prove me wrong and show me the interview/press release. GuyB?

I love the way the JS fans have assumed he's innocent and its just ADHD and a prescription for it. That makes it all fine and the whole situation is just the FIM and WADA's fault, or its a conspiracy against him. JUst a paperwork error by someone on his team and definitely not his fault.

The only FACT I'm aware of is that JS tested positive for amphetamine, and he claimed it was there because of a treatment for a non-specific long term medical condition. The rest is purely conjecture at this point, is it not? How are you guys so sure he's taken Adderall for ADHD?
Thelen20 wrote:
Go buy the September issue of transworld mx mag

"Adderall has allowed me to have fun and enjoy different things in my life." - James Stewart
Thank you. He's actually said he was taking Adderall. At least that bit of the story can go in the FACT section now.

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newmann 8/18/2014 10:13am
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Fraser wrote:
Other than vague references to 'a medical condition' has JS or anyone in the know actually mentioned Adderall or ADHD anywhere? I have yet to see...
Other than vague references to 'a medical condition' has JS or anyone in the know actually mentioned Adderall or ADHD anywhere? I have yet to see it but would love someone to prove me wrong and show me the interview/press release. GuyB?

I love the way the JS fans have assumed he's innocent and its just ADHD and a prescription for it. That makes it all fine and the whole situation is just the FIM and WADA's fault, or its a conspiracy against him. JUst a paperwork error by someone on his team and definitely not his fault.

The only FACT I'm aware of is that JS tested positive for amphetamine, and he claimed it was there because of a treatment for a non-specific long term medical condition. The rest is purely conjecture at this point, is it not? How are you guys so sure he's taken Adderall for ADHD?
Thelen20 wrote:
Go buy the September issue of transworld mx mag

"Adderall has allowed me to have fun and enjoy different things in my life." - James Stewart
Fraser wrote:
Thank you. He's actually said he was taking Adderall. At least that bit of the story can go in the FACT section now.
Have we even seen that confirmed anywhere else? Did Transworld pay James for the exclusive interview Oprah style? Or did they just happen to be there before the gag order went into effect?Shocked
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Fraser wrote:
Other than vague references to 'a medical condition' has JS or anyone in the know actually mentioned Adderall or ADHD anywhere? I have yet to see...
Other than vague references to 'a medical condition' has JS or anyone in the know actually mentioned Adderall or ADHD anywhere? I have yet to see it but would love someone to prove me wrong and show me the interview/press release. GuyB?

I love the way the JS fans have assumed he's innocent and its just ADHD and a prescription for it. That makes it all fine and the whole situation is just the FIM and WADA's fault, or its a conspiracy against him. JUst a paperwork error by someone on his team and definitely not his fault.

The only FACT I'm aware of is that JS tested positive for amphetamine, and he claimed it was there because of a treatment for a non-specific long term medical condition. The rest is purely conjecture at this point, is it not? How are you guys so sure he's taken Adderall for ADHD?
Thelen20 wrote:
Go buy the September issue of transworld mx mag

"Adderall has allowed me to have fun and enjoy different things in my life." - James Stewart
I thought it was a pretty good interview, and I thought James explained his situation (with the ADHD) pretty well. It all sounds legit, however, I still have to ask: Why was there no TUE? Who dropped the ball?


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davistld01 8/18/2014 10:25am
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Fraser wrote:
Other than vague references to 'a medical condition' has JS or anyone in the know actually mentioned Adderall or ADHD anywhere? I have yet to see...
Other than vague references to 'a medical condition' has JS or anyone in the know actually mentioned Adderall or ADHD anywhere? I have yet to see it but would love someone to prove me wrong and show me the interview/press release. GuyB?

I love the way the JS fans have assumed he's innocent and its just ADHD and a prescription for it. That makes it all fine and the whole situation is just the FIM and WADA's fault, or its a conspiracy against him. JUst a paperwork error by someone on his team and definitely not his fault.

The only FACT I'm aware of is that JS tested positive for amphetamine, and he claimed it was there because of a treatment for a non-specific long term medical condition. The rest is purely conjecture at this point, is it not? How are you guys so sure he's taken Adderall for ADHD?
Thelen20 wrote:
Go buy the September issue of transworld mx mag

"Adderall has allowed me to have fun and enjoy different things in my life." - James Stewart
DoctorJD wrote:
I thought it was a pretty good interview, and I thought James explained his situation (with the ADHD) pretty well. It all sounds legit, however, I...
I thought it was a pretty good interview, and I thought James explained his situation (with the ADHD) pretty well. It all sounds legit, however, I still have to ask: Why was there no TUE? Who dropped the ball?


I see the emotion to mean that James is extremely loyal to those who are loyal to him...even when a mistake by one of them has been such a monumental one, or has turned out for his loss. I doubt very seriously that you'll hear him throw anybody under the bus for the error. I don't think he's made that way. He's willing to fall on the sword and shoulder the blame rather than to hurt some one who's close to him.
One Last Comeback 8/18/2014 11:55am
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TripleFive wrote:
I'm still anxiously awaiting the release of the interview Don Maeda had with JSE right after the hot test was announced.
GuyB wrote:
Meanwhile, every time James might end up in front of the press, we're asked not to ask him about it...
It's kind of outrageous and unprofessional, the muzzling that goes on in this sport.

This guy gets paid millions and millions of dollars to represent sponsors in sport that is followed internationally, and you can't ask him about testing positive for PEDs? It's not like these are rumors!
Out of all the BS, this IS one thing that fans have a right to now about: what is the status of the sport's biggest star in the wake of being caught cheating.
This is journalism, not PR.

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