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As to the MXdN, if he was lied to that isn't right. Short will do us proud (hopefully).
Maybe when you win some Pro Nationals your opinion will matter to someone.
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James loves his money and bling. He will figure it out and come back at some point.
How do you feel about James' fitness. Do you think he will be ready to go two full motos by Southwick?
How do you feel about his bike? Think it will allow him to finish two full motos?
What are your opinions on him not being selected for the MXdN?
We haven't heard much of your opinion on these issues. Rather, just a bunch of little jabs for those who criticize your man.
Stewart has NO ONE to blame but himself for his problems. I'll say it again: The more I hear Stewart-arguably the most talented rider of all time- whining and crying like a little bitch, the more I admire Christophe Pourcel's comeback from devastating injury to ride and win indoors and out in the sport he loves.
I'll tell you something else too. If Stewart would tell Larry Brooks to get lost, sign with a real motocross team, and destroy the competition (and not himself) indoors and outdoors for say 3 years or so, he'd gain one hell of a lot of respect and a hell of a lot of fans. Me among them. He could retire rich, at the young age of 27-with his legacy intact.
But his current "supercross only" , "reality" show, James Stewart Entertainment, miss entire seasons due to destroying himself, whine like a bitch script is losing him fans faster than passengers jumping off the Titanic. Ooooooh but he has millions. Right. That makes everything ok. Forgot about that.
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Could you do me a favor and post Ryan Villopoto's results on the 450?
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Besides, even if I were diverting the discussion, again we see a bias. The topic (read the opening post) isn't about James' 450 record or his reality show, yet you see plenty of that being discussed, don't we? Why are you not pointing that out as well, 3D?
I'd imagine if you did a ratio on these numbers against Stewart and Villopoto, that Stewart would be more "successful" in the 450 class. Ryan hasn't done all that much for the little amount of time that he has been in the 450's. Now I am not taking anything away from Ryan Villopoto, I consider him a successful and talented rider who has unfortunately been hampered with injuries. What I want to show is simply that your bias against Stewart is obvious, and you don't use the same standards across the board with other riders.
Ryan Villopoto has not had nearly as successful results in the 450 class as he did in the 250 class. His rookie season in 2009 was hit and miss until near the end of the season, when he changed his trainers and got over the physical illness he had. He then won in Seattle and Las Vegas to finish his season.
In the outdoors at Glen Helen, he came from 15 seconds behind Mike Alessi, who was on a factory Suzuki 450, and passed him going away. He also won the second moto easily. During practice the next week, he agravated an old injury that had been dogging him since his mini days. Although he attempted to ride at Hangtown while still injured, he was unable to ride up to speed and withdrew for the day and for the season, opting for surgery.
In 2010, Villopoto was battling Ryan Dungey for the supercross points lead and crashed hard in St. Louis, on a jump that was widely acknowledged to be extremely unsafe and prompted widespread anger from the riders-especially Chad Reed. The same jump took out Ivan Tedesco a few laps later. Andrew Short said in his post-race interview that he was "holding his breath" every lap when going over that jump.
Villopoto broke his leg severely in the crash, putting him out for the rest of the supercross season and the 2010 outdoor 450 championship.
Due to these injuries, he has not achieved the success in the 450 class that many have thought he would. In this regard, his record his similar to Stewart's, and I will be the first to point it out.
What Villopoto has NOT done is behave in a manner that brings discredit upon himself the way Stewart has. If he does, rest assured I will point that out as well.
As for you, you are simply a defender of what most see as the bullshit it is. You are also one who tries to change the subject from what the thread is about to something else completely in a sad attempt to win an argument you've already lost.
It's really not that big of a deal he quit a race. He expected himself to be up front, but his bike wasn't set up for a true national track. His fitness also wasn't 100%, and he got a terrible start. He had a bad day and got upset. Just because he quit one race, where he had the option to do so, doesn't make him a quitter. So there's no need to get upset as devout James Stewart fan. He's crashed many times in races and worked his way back to the front. He had the option to quit this race, and he took it (to the disappointment of some fans). But so what? It's just one race...
The reason I'm lead to believe he gave up because things weren't going his way, is based on his own statements, and past history. I also find it difficult to believe Aldon Baker, of all people, would have him on a program unable to complete two motos while trying out for the Motocross Des Nations.
- James stated in a previous interview he wasn't coming back until he knew he could win.
- James has always returned to the sport from previous hiatuses prepared to dominate.
- James stated in his "Open Letter" after practice his lap times were, "just about where we expected them to be." What position did he qualify in? Oh yeah, first place.
- Then you have to ask yourself, would he have quit if he was leading, or up towards the front of the pack?
He knew good and well he wasn't 100% prepared coming into Unadilla. This was evident in his TWMX interview where he stated: "I guess I am just trying to take a little bit of the pressure off myself coming into Unadilla." All throughout that interview, he was taking pressure off of himself, and being realistic about the context of the situation (coming off an injury). Larry Brooks also talked about in the podcast, how they had to be realistic about the weekend. He probably expected to either win or at least run up front (judging by his statement in his Open Letter). But to be stuck in the back of the pack, when he knows he has the ability to run up towards the front had to be extremely upsetting for him, and there's nothing wrong with being human and having emotions.
Despite that, he still wanted to win! When has James Stewart ever NOT wanted to win? He's the, "I'm gonna win, or die trying" guy right? Did he ride conservatively in the first moto? Hell no! He was riding the wheels off his Yamaha trying to catch the new Sheriff in town on the yellow bike. He also seemed somewhat disappointed after the first moto, which is understandable considering the whole MXdN thing.. But I'm willing to bet had he won, we probably would have seen that big signature James Stewart smile we're accustom to.
The fact he stonewalled Erin Bates also says a lot. He's there to represent his sponsors and race for his fans right? That's what he said anyways. Why would someone turn down an opportunity to represent their sponsors on live television? Especially if he was emotionally calm from exiting the track due to fatigue. This is the first time I can ever recall that happening in motocross, and a pretty good indicator that he was having a high emotional reaction (e.g., storming Reed's pits and pushing over his bike) - and not in a positive way. During the 2009 A1 interview, when he was pissed from crashing with Reed (totally understandable) Erin barley got an interview with him there, and probably would have failed to get one if it wasn't for her ability to catch him walking back to the semi inside the stadium.
If it was some calm rational decision of, "Oh, I'm too tired to finish." Or, "Oh my bike is too jacked up to finish." kind of decision, he would have more than likely been emotionally calm, and spoke with Erin Bates.
What can we conclude from this? James Stewart has high standards for himself, no matter what the situation, and he highly desires to meet them. He hates to lose, loves to win, and he expects to win when he lines up on the gate (even if him and his bike are not 100% race ready). This is not a bad characteristic to have, and if he didn't have such a huge drive to win, he might not be sitting where he is today with 10-million dollar a year contracts.
Sorry for the fuck thing, but this is really the perfect example where swearing is totally ok!
I mean, X7!!!!!!!!!!!11111111
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