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"The events are shorter, the TV exposure is greater, and the competition is stiffer. "

Really............


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good read, thanks for the link
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Motodrew295 5/22/2009 9:13am
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"The hard-core fan doesn't understand the pressure and demands every week.

Thats a bunch of BS. The hardcore fan would be the one who rides and is able to see what it takes to be at te top. the casual fan wouldn't under stand. We get it BooHoo it sucks to ride and train and travel but jesus get real thats why they are making millions.
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J.Saunders144 5/22/2009 9:18am
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Motodrew295 wrote:
[b]"The hard-core fan doesn't understand the pressure and demands every week.[/b] Thats a bunch of BS. The hardcore fan would be the one who rides and...
"The hard-core fan doesn't understand the pressure and demands every week.

Thats a bunch of BS. The hardcore fan would be the one who rides and is able to see what it takes to be at te top. the casual fan wouldn't under stand. We get it BooHoo it sucks to ride and train and travel but jesus get real thats why they are making millions.
i would kill to have the opportunity to just be able to train everyday, ride, and race for a team hell id do it to break even, unfortunately mommy and daddy never got me the fun mover like most top riders, and i have to pay for everything which basically throws any possibility of giving it a go out the window. im still puzzled how a hardcore fan doesn't understand?

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peelout719 5/22/2009 9:22am
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hey everybody... let's scrutinize every word he says! yeah!
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88sdad 5/22/2009 9:26am
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hey everybody... let's scrutinize every word he says! yeah!
Just what I was thinking... I think it's great they did a story about Reed and MX/SX.

Thank's for the link.
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Motodrew295 5/22/2009 9:32am
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That was a blatant slap in the face to hardcore fans. He basically called most of us ignorant to our sport. If thats fine with you guys so-be-it but I doubt you'd see top athletes in other sports telling the hard-core fans they don't understand.
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BobbyM 5/22/2009 9:40am
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Motodrew295 wrote:
[b]"The hard-core fan doesn't understand the pressure and demands every week.[/b] Thats a bunch of BS. The hardcore fan would be the one who rides and...
"The hard-core fan doesn't understand the pressure and demands every week.

Thats a bunch of BS. The hardcore fan would be the one who rides and is able to see what it takes to be at te top. the casual fan wouldn't under stand. We get it BooHoo it sucks to ride and train and travel but jesus get real thats why they are making millions.
easy sparky...have you ever done a newspaper interview before? if you have you know that half the stuff they write isn't a quarter of the stuff you said and only an eighth of the stuff you thought...dig?

not saying that is the case here but with any interview transcription there's always that chance.
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Motodrew295 wrote:
That was a blatant slap in the face to hardcore fans. He basically called most of us ignorant to our sport. If thats fine with you...
That was a blatant slap in the face to hardcore fans. He basically called most of us ignorant to our sport. If thats fine with you guys so-be-it but I doubt you'd see top athletes in other sports telling the hard-core fans they don't understand.
They (top athletes) dont go almost year round like these guys do either.
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BMSOB 5/22/2009 9:41am
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Reed wasn't talking about "real" hardcore fans, just internet pussies who whine at every opportunity. Sac up fer chrissakes.
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mxtryon231 5/22/2009 9:44am
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BobbyM wrote:
easy sparky...have you ever done a newspaper interview before? if you have you know that half the stuff they write isn't a quarter of the stuff...
easy sparky...have you ever done a newspaper interview before? if you have you know that half the stuff they write isn't a quarter of the stuff you said and only an eighth of the stuff you thought...dig?

not saying that is the case here but with any interview transcription there's always that chance.
agreed... after a playoff baseball game loss.. a reporter comes in to ask questions like they are doing a feature story on you and then use one sentence from your interview and twist it out of context to make you look bad.. shit happens. Good to see MX getting out there.. first Carson Daly, then USA Today...what next?
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SH_105 5/22/2009 9:44am
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I dont think its a slap in the face at all. There is soooo much more than what the "hardcore" fans do not understand. Yes you guys ride, yes you guys get hurt, but at the end of the day a job is a job yes. I feel very lucky to do what I do and make a living at it but dont sit there and think life is roses compared to some of your lives!! Not all of us are making MILLIONS!! Yes I did well last year for just doing Outdoors but no where near what most may think. Just like any job there are politics and crap that you dont like or agree with. Its not a team sport where someone can just clock in and pick up your slack when its a bad day at the office. Dont read into what you "READ"!!


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BobbyM wrote:
easy sparky...have you ever done a newspaper interview before? if you have you know that half the stuff they write isn't a quarter of the stuff...
easy sparky...have you ever done a newspaper interview before? if you have you know that half the stuff they write isn't a quarter of the stuff you said and only an eighth of the stuff you thought...dig?

not saying that is the case here but with any interview transcription there's always that chance.
this is true. i used to be a pole vaulter. ranked number one in the state. did many newspaper interviews and it seemed my words were changed from what i really said. either that or they quote you but don't take the whole quote. i don't take any offense to what was said either way.

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gsxrcr28 5/22/2009 9:56am
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I dont think its a slap in the face at all. There is soooo much more than what the "hardcore" fans do not understand. Yes you...
I dont think its a slap in the face at all. There is soooo much more than what the "hardcore" fans do not understand. Yes you guys ride, yes you guys get hurt, but at the end of the day a job is a job yes. I feel very lucky to do what I do and make a living at it but dont sit there and think life is roses compared to some of your lives!! Not all of us are making MILLIONS!! Yes I did well last year for just doing Outdoors but no where near what most may think. Just like any job there are politics and crap that you dont like or agree with. Its not a team sport where someone can just clock in and pick up your slack when its a bad day at the office. Dont read into what you "READ"!!


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I think that anyone on here that thinks your guys job is easy in ANYWAY does not understand the job of a pro rider.
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jeffro756 5/22/2009 9:57am
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I think it was a good mainstream article that promoted our sport. Nothing more should have been read into it. Coombs and reed are in usa today talking MX, and it seemed to be written my someone who had done a pretty good amount of research (minus the shorter races part).

Be happy. Exposure is good.
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Titan 5/22/2009 10:07am
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SH_105 wrote:
I dont think its a slap in the face at all. There is soooo much more than what the "hardcore" fans do not understand. Yes you...
I dont think its a slap in the face at all. There is soooo much more than what the "hardcore" fans do not understand. Yes you guys ride, yes you guys get hurt, but at the end of the day a job is a job yes. I feel very lucky to do what I do and make a living at it but dont sit there and think life is roses compared to some of your lives!! Not all of us are making MILLIONS!! Yes I did well last year for just doing Outdoors but no where near what most may think. Just like any job there are politics and crap that you dont like or agree with. Its not a team sport where someone can just clock in and pick up your slack when its a bad day at the office. Dont read into what you "READ"!!


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gsxrcr28 wrote:
I think that anyone on here that thinks your guys job is easy in ANYWAY does not understand the job of a pro rider.
I dont' think anyone would say thier job is easy...

But I wouldn't say it's so hard it can't be done 8 months of the year.

Easy? No.

Hard? Yes.

Too hard to run SX and MX? Not hardly.
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DPR250R 5/22/2009 10:07am
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I think my job behind this desk all day is much tougher then any pro-mx'r.... no seriously... I do.
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peelout719 5/22/2009 10:20am
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Reed could say "I love America" and some douche burglar on this site would twist it to some political garble.

some of you guys really need to relax and stop taking things said in an interview (to promote our sport in a very professional manner, mind you) to such extremes that it fucks up your day.

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Clutchy 5/22/2009 10:22am
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"The hard-core fan doesn't understand the pressure and demands every week.

The statement however said is True.. If you havent had to live it you DONT understand everything.. I don't care how much you think you know or how many decades you've been around riding. If anything some of the comments tell me just how much the supposed "hardcore fan doesnt know ". The higher you are in the pecking order I say the more you dont know about the daily pressure to perform at the highest level possible, that exists for these guys. IMO
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JB 19 5/22/2009 10:37am
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Motodrew295 wrote:
[b]"The hard-core fan doesn't understand the pressure and demands every week.[/b] Thats a bunch of BS. The hardcore fan would be the one who rides and...
"The hard-core fan doesn't understand the pressure and demands every week.

Thats a bunch of BS. The hardcore fan would be the one who rides and is able to see what it takes to be at te top. the casual fan wouldn't under stand. We get it BooHoo it sucks to ride and train and travel but jesus get real thats why they are making millions.
J.Saunders144 wrote:
i would kill to have the opportunity to just be able to train everyday, ride, and race for a team hell id do it to break...
i would kill to have the opportunity to just be able to train everyday, ride, and race for a team hell id do it to break even, unfortunately mommy and daddy never got me the fun mover like most top riders, and i have to pay for everything which basically throws any possibility of giving it a go out the window. im still puzzled how a hardcore fan doesn't understand?
Until you actually have that chance and have to walk in the shoes........I remember Bob Hannah saying in the Legends video he was so sick guys bitching about not having this that and everything else. He basically said its up to how bad YOU WANT IT.

This is off topic, but in high school me and Josh Demuth were best friends, lived in the same town, and rode all the time. Even BMX almost everyday. Neither of us had mommy and daddy giving us anything special. Parents working regular middle class jobs. Josh wanted it so bad he could taste it. He lived every second for racing. He was jealous of the guys beating him....he wanted to make it big so bad it was killing him. .........I didn't, I love to ride and am a huge fan. Guess who made it pretty far and who didn't.

Sorry for the long story.
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BobbyM 5/22/2009 11:18am
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P wrote:
"The events are shorter, the TV exposure is greater, and the competition is stiffer. "

Really............


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i think they are referring to sx.
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P 5/22/2009 11:38am
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P wrote:
"The events are shorter, the TV exposure is greater, and the competition is stiffer. "

Really............


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BobbyM wrote:
i think they are referring to sx.
That's what I was thinking as well until I noticed that they didn't refer to it anywhere near the comment. Maybe I should read it again!!Smile


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I dont think its a slap in the face at all. There is soooo much more than what the "hardcore" fans do not understand. Yes you...
I dont think its a slap in the face at all. There is soooo much more than what the "hardcore" fans do not understand. Yes you guys ride, yes you guys get hurt, but at the end of the day a job is a job yes. I feel very lucky to do what I do and make a living at it but dont sit there and think life is roses compared to some of your lives!! Not all of us are making MILLIONS!! Yes I did well last year for just doing Outdoors but no where near what most may think. Just like any job there are politics and crap that you dont like or agree with. Its not a team sport where someone can just clock in and pick up your slack when its a bad day at the office. Dont read into what you "READ"!!


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gsxrcr28 wrote:
I think that anyone on here that thinks your guys job is easy in ANYWAY does not understand the job of a pro rider.
Titan wrote:
I dont' think anyone would say thier job is easy... But I wouldn't say it's so hard it can't be done 8 months of the year...
I dont' think anyone would say thier job is easy...

But I wouldn't say it's so hard it can't be done 8 months of the year.

Easy? No.

Hard? Yes.

Too hard to run SX and MX? Not hardly.
8 months of racing, but don't forget about off-season testing, Euro SX races and other sponsor obligations. You also forgot t mention the travel. That can be hard on the body and mind.


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gsxrcr28 wrote:
I think that anyone on here that thinks your guys job is easy in ANYWAY does not understand the job of a pro rider.
Titan wrote:
I dont' think anyone would say thier job is easy... But I wouldn't say it's so hard it can't be done 8 months of the year...
I dont' think anyone would say thier job is easy...

But I wouldn't say it's so hard it can't be done 8 months of the year.

Easy? No.

Hard? Yes.

Too hard to run SX and MX? Not hardly.
P wrote:
8 months of racing, but don't forget about off-season testing, Euro SX races and other sponsor obligations. You also forgot t mention the travel. That can...
8 months of racing, but don't forget about off-season testing, Euro SX races and other sponsor obligations. You also forgot t mention the travel. That can be hard on the body and mind.


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You're right P, it can't be done. Racing SX and the Nationals (along with everthing else expected of them) just isn't possible. It can't be done.

Thanks for pointing that out.
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J.Saunders144 5/22/2009 12:09pm
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Motodrew295 wrote:
[b]"The hard-core fan doesn't understand the pressure and demands every week.[/b] Thats a bunch of BS. The hardcore fan would be the one who rides and...
"The hard-core fan doesn't understand the pressure and demands every week.

Thats a bunch of BS. The hardcore fan would be the one who rides and is able to see what it takes to be at te top. the casual fan wouldn't under stand. We get it BooHoo it sucks to ride and train and travel but jesus get real thats why they are making millions.
J.Saunders144 wrote:
i would kill to have the opportunity to just be able to train everyday, ride, and race for a team hell id do it to break...
i would kill to have the opportunity to just be able to train everyday, ride, and race for a team hell id do it to break even, unfortunately mommy and daddy never got me the fun mover like most top riders, and i have to pay for everything which basically throws any possibility of giving it a go out the window. im still puzzled how a hardcore fan doesn't understand?
JB 19 wrote:
Until you actually have that chance and have to walk in the shoes........I remember Bob Hannah saying in the Legends video he was so sick guys...
Until you actually have that chance and have to walk in the shoes........I remember Bob Hannah saying in the Legends video he was so sick guys bitching about not having this that and everything else. He basically said its up to how bad YOU WANT IT.

This is off topic, but in high school me and Josh Demuth were best friends, lived in the same town, and rode all the time. Even BMX almost everyday. Neither of us had mommy and daddy giving us anything special. Parents working regular middle class jobs. Josh wanted it so bad he could taste it. He lived every second for racing. He was jealous of the guys beating him....he wanted to make it big so bad it was killing him. .........I didn't, I love to ride and am a huge fan. Guess who made it pretty far and who didn't.

Sorry for the long story.
im not talking handouts, it comes down for me do i work which provides food, money for bills ect. or train and ride all day and have no money to get to the track or up keep the bike. either way i go im screwed is all i am saying. Nico Izzi lived down the road from me, i have an understanding of what goes into it
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Titan wrote:
I dont' think anyone would say thier job is easy... But I wouldn't say it's so hard it can't be done 8 months of the year...
I dont' think anyone would say thier job is easy...

But I wouldn't say it's so hard it can't be done 8 months of the year.

Easy? No.

Hard? Yes.

Too hard to run SX and MX? Not hardly.
P wrote:
8 months of racing, but don't forget about off-season testing, Euro SX races and other sponsor obligations. You also forgot t mention the travel. That can...
8 months of racing, but don't forget about off-season testing, Euro SX races and other sponsor obligations. You also forgot t mention the travel. That can be hard on the body and mind.


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Titan wrote:
You're right P, it can't be done. Racing SX and the Nationals (along with everthing else expected of them) just isn't possible. It can't be done...
You're right P, it can't be done. Racing SX and the Nationals (along with everthing else expected of them) just isn't possible. It can't be done.

Thanks for pointing that out.
No one said that it couldn't be done, but you seem so underestimate the grind of it all. I can see why a guy would want a break espceially if they have been racing most of their life.


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P wrote:
8 months of racing, but don't forget about off-season testing, Euro SX races and other sponsor obligations. You also forgot t mention the travel. That can...
8 months of racing, but don't forget about off-season testing, Euro SX races and other sponsor obligations. You also forgot t mention the travel. That can be hard on the body and mind.


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Titan wrote:
You're right P, it can't be done. Racing SX and the Nationals (along with everthing else expected of them) just isn't possible. It can't be done...
You're right P, it can't be done. Racing SX and the Nationals (along with everthing else expected of them) just isn't possible. It can't be done.

Thanks for pointing that out.
P wrote:
No one said that it couldn't be done, but you seem so underestimate the grind of it all. I can see why a guy would want...
No one said that it couldn't be done, but you seem so underestimate the grind of it all. I can see why a guy would want a break espceially if they have been racing most of their life.


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How is saying it's hard (which I've done many times) underestimating the grind of it all??? It isn't...

But when I hear pro riders say that it's just to hard to do both series...I just roll my eyes.

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Titan wrote:
You're right P, it can't be done. Racing SX and the Nationals (along with everthing else expected of them) just isn't possible. It can't be done...
You're right P, it can't be done. Racing SX and the Nationals (along with everthing else expected of them) just isn't possible. It can't be done.

Thanks for pointing that out.
P wrote:
No one said that it couldn't be done, but you seem so underestimate the grind of it all. I can see why a guy would want...
No one said that it couldn't be done, but you seem so underestimate the grind of it all. I can see why a guy would want a break espceially if they have been racing most of their life.


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Titan wrote:
How is saying it's hard (which I've done many times) underestimating the grind of it all??? It isn't... But when I hear pro riders say that...
How is saying it's hard (which I've done many times) underestimating the grind of it all??? It isn't...

But when I hear pro riders say that it's just to hard to do both series...I just roll my eyes.

Which rider said that it's "just to hard to do both series"?


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P wrote:
No one said that it couldn't be done, but you seem so underestimate the grind of it all. I can see why a guy would want...
No one said that it couldn't be done, but you seem so underestimate the grind of it all. I can see why a guy would want a break espceially if they have been racing most of their life.


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Titan wrote:
How is saying it's hard (which I've done many times) underestimating the grind of it all??? It isn't... But when I hear pro riders say that...
How is saying it's hard (which I've done many times) underestimating the grind of it all??? It isn't...

But when I hear pro riders say that it's just to hard to do both series...I just roll my eyes.

P wrote:
Which rider said that it's "just to hard to do both series"?


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Actually, it wasn't a rider, it was Larry Brooks. My bad.
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Triton 5/22/2009 1:10pm
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Keep in mind this is an editorial piece. Just because you read it doesn't mean that is how he/she said something.. just saying. Smile

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