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I'll be more Impressed when he takes someone, that's not hand picked, from the rear end of the field and puts them up the pointy end, consistently, for a full season. But we know that won't happen don't we? Until he does that, you're all just pissing in the wind.
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I'm guessing you wouldn't have mentioned WP if you couldn't see the obvious Improvement he's making already. Still getitng over an Injury Isn't he?
I'd bet you'll see WP win an outdoors race or even maybe several, with or without AB's help.
In my opinion, the top coaches are following:
- A. Baker
- Carmichael's
- O'Mara
- Bud Man
- Ryno
- Ward
- MFT
If RJ dives in, he could be a wonderful coach too. I speak with candor on Canard's program, he has one of the fastest bikes, he is the fastest rider (check out times) but the remaining parts of his program are suspect. His race craft is no where near Reed and Dungey. Dungey has gotten better with A. Baker. Coaching helps with refinement and learning ---- not only in moto, but also all facets of life.
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RV came into the sport as a hot prospect to be a future multiple champ. It's no real surprise he was/is.
Most mxers fuck around too much. He limits the fuckin around time. Playstation and shit like that.
Waste of fuckin life.
I train for the pussy at the gym. Bro, dost thou even hoist? Thats all the motivation you need.
IMO Aldons no whiz. All his "athletes" talk about how they eat at all these joints like Chipotle.
Real athletes dont eat that crap. Tiger woods looks like as much an athlete as his guys.
bd's posts were worthless before he set aside his Ignorance as well. Com'on mate, have a think about it.
Fair call
But yeah he did look a bit more spent than normal but also keep in mind that he didn't have as many days to acclimate to the weather or time change.
"A tradesman's work will only ever be as good as the tools he's provided with to do the Job". ATM, RD's got the best tool box in the paddock.
Would be a shit hot race to see though wouldn't it. I wouldn't even be willing to place a bet myself.
It was stated that a riders race craft is better with him, really? How is Jake Wiemers race craft, or Tyler Rattrays, or Jason Anderson's?
Like I've stated before, if Johhny O'Mara would've moved to Florida like Ricky wanted, you'd all be gushing over Johhny instead of Aldon. When Johnny introduced them two, Aldon wasn't a trainer, he was an unemployed 10 speed racer.
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Now keep in mind Jake Weimer. A 250 champion before AB. Trained with and used the same techniques, equipment, nutrition, and training as RV. results? poor at best, and certainly sub par for a factory B rider. If you ask me, his performance during his three year contract with factory kawasaki was unacceptable, keeping in mind his injuries and such.
AB is still human, and his techniques will not work on everyone. JW is proof of that. However generally speaking they do work. RC, JS, RV, are proof of that. We are also now seeing the results with RD.
How does that tie into your statement of taking someone from the bottom and helping make them a dominant champion? Simple. Success breeds success and there is a polarity that is now inherent to AB that will not ever allow AB to take on that role. He is now a victim of his own success. In a capitalistic society his services will go to the highest bidder. A rookie nobody or bottom dweller simply cannot afford AB. Unless of course AB decides to be come a philanthropist and work for free, or next to nothing.
As per my previous statement, I believe AB's greatest weapon is his mental strength conditioning. There is a saying in the car racing world, "the loosest nut is the one behind the wheel." That same principle holds true to motocross, and all forms of racing in general. With that said, the one thing that RD has been missing all these years is his mental strength. I certainly don't want to sound like im bragging or come off as a know it all, BUT lets just say my irons are stoked a little closer to the fire's burning within some of the factory teams. I'm here to tell you right now, that KR, JB, and RD are about as weak as a new born kitten mentally. The episodes they have while testing, and while racing, are nearly cataclysmic. You dont hear or see about it because its treated like mushrooms. In the dark and fed sh*t.
Its no secret in this industry that we can give one of the best riders in the world an identical setting from his last practice session that he absolutely loved and felt amazing on, and the next session he says its crap and change it back. Regardless of all the mountains of empirical data and evidence, riders are still HUMAN. Fallible, and susceptible to any number of outside influences or distractions. The teams have no choice but to listen to the rider because they're the ones riding the bike. Not the team manager, not the mechanic, not the suspension guru who just spent two weeks on dyno's creating the best suspension setup in the world. They all know what the rider has between his legs is superb.
The key is convincing the rider of that. Thats what AB does. He does not accept a rider blaming anything, or anyone, other than themselves for whats happening on the bike. Once you get a rider at the top level of this sport over that hump they are absolutely unstoppable.
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Pity. You started off being so right but ended up being so wrong. Your mental strength faded fast. That's Ironic as well.
Com'on mate. Get a sense of humour. It should have been obvious it was Intended as "tongue in cheek".
New bike or new trainer???
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