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I can't believe what I saw Saturday. As I'm watching a kid riding frantically trying to keep the lead, I hear that his Mom and Dad sold their house took all the kids and moved out of the country to see him win.
It's hard to digest the magnitude of the pressure this must cause.
This kid knows that he MUST succeed. Maybe it's a little too early for this kid
It's hard to digest the magnitude of the pressure this must cause.
This kid knows that he MUST succeed. Maybe it's a little too early for this kid
This is a ton of pressure for a 16yr old and I believe he'll manage that pressure well with the people he has around him. Solid family, Honda, and the Geico team (which includes a guy who knows a thing about pressure - RD5).
I think he'll be just fine.
He is young but you’ve seen how much fun he’s been having, doesn’t seem like he’s being crushed by the pressure. He crashed at the end of the main because he was young, exhausted, inexperienced and seconds away from possibly a main event win in American SX so he was just twisting grip at the point hoping for the best.
Also, I’m sure he’s not completely ignorant to the fact that his parents are sacrificing a lot but I don’t think (or at least hope) the parents really emphasize it to Jett in that way. He’s still young so I think he will appreciate and understand more of what his parents did for him as he gets older and has more of his own responsibilities. Right now I would assume the mentality is “You want to race in the US? Alright, let’s pack our bags and go!” rather than “you need to succeed or we’re fucked”.
those dudes are badass happy go lucky kinda dudes...
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Or a 16 year old kid wishing your parents could afford to buy you a bike, a kid with very little guidance experimenting with drugs and alcohol out of boredom.
No seriously though. I'm sure it took a lot of work but how many on here, especially on here, wouldn't love to have his life.
I was never given the chance to try to get good like that
Not only by not having the structure. But by not even having the bike or a bike lol.
So do you feel sorry for him that it's a lot of pressure?
or happy for him because he is on a great team and in the spotlight on his way to being a super star in the sport?
I choose the latter.
The end.
that being said, had ferrandis not scared him in the corner where he came up short on the triple before the crash, i think he wins the race.. that incident looked like it made him panic.. and in 2022, a older and wiser jett would punt ferrandis off the track in the corner before the whoops and still win.. in my opinion.
Moral of the story: Rookie Growing Pains/Mistakes
Cat is already out of the bag on Jett's talent. Just look at his rapid improvement through his first 3 pro races. Ever seen him get interviewed before a race? If he feels like he's under pressure, he does a damn good job of hiding it!
In my opinion, his family betting everything to get him to where is was not the root source of any pressure Saturday night. It was simply a kid in his 3rd ever pro race, who was leading the majority of it, then lost a ton of time when he fell late, suddenly going from a big gap to potentially blowing the win.
I don't care who you are or how you got there - at 16 years old, at that point in the night, you're shitting your pants nervous.
Give it time. The mental game in Supercross is the only thing Jett is lacking but not by much or for long.
Hated to see him go down like that.
Big things are in his future.
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Don't forget there is 2 of em too. .
In his first post on Instagram after the race and injury he said he would "never settle for second".
And he wouldn’t care if he did make less .. how fucken sick would it be travelling with your kids watching them become superstars then working long hours to pay off a 30 year mortgage..
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