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This one made me literally laugh out loud 😂
Marty did ride for him twice so there’s that
That’s the price they pay for being champs.
At the top level, Motocross isn’t a nice sport. It’s fucking brutal, all the way around. Mental, physical, emotional.
Must not be a big fan...lol
Les many times introduces the band on stage as, "we're Primus and we suck"!
They also sell Primus sucks shirts.
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If that were true, then why doesn't he just cut him loose? No need to keep him on the payroll if he can't stand him and wants him gone, if what you're saying is true.
So you think RV chose moto over being close to his dad?
Maybe so but racers aren't normal cubicle jockeys and whatever studies done likely didnt take this into account. Unless you have one that studied elite athletes or elite military operators LMK id actually like to read it.
I don’t know what this is in reference to exactly, but could it be that Regan is talking about Mosiman might should retire if he’s thinking about the injuries that already made him stop racing earlier? Again, without context it could be a ton of different reasons for why he may have said something like that.
Honestly mosiman is a head case and he needs to stop crashing and doing dumb shit. This could arguably be exactly what he needs. He needs to figure out how to be a professional. Who knows. I take Matthes points tho in general.
Ehhhh, Steve The Big Guy Matthes just started this nonsense and he's a libtard commie that has big issues with authority, so maybe watch who you're taking your talking points from?
Guys like Jeremy Martin will tell you something different about Bobby. Work hard, be prepared and professional, get some results, don't make excuses when you don't and it seems like those guys don't have issues with the boss....
And he welcomed Anstie giving him shit from the podium for not being there last year. Remember that?Max busted his nuts publicly and he laughed it off and just thought it was extra publicity for the team.
Bobby might give it, but he can take it too.
18 major AMA Championships for Star Yamaha (10 Supercross, 8 Motocross), and a wildly successful career in the business world, and some people think his tactics don't work. 🤷
Um, not sure how you came up with that as a response, all I was saying is moto at the top level is hard as hell - and people goto great lengths to push racers to get that extra inch. It’s a gnarly deal. My original comment had nothing to do with what RV wanted or didn’t want or thinks or doesn’t think. They did what they needed to do to win. It was ugly and hard.
Mitch Payton pushes his guys. Bobby Regan pushes his guys. RV’s dad pushed him. AC92’s dad pushed him. Sextons dad pushes him. Tony Alessi pushed his sons. Old man Laracco wasn’t the nicest guy and pushed Mike.
Point is no one is singing kumbaya at the top level of moto…
I've raced all my life and now both my kids race. I've gone crazy mini dad before and said things to my kids that I probably shouldn't have. There was one day my son was nearly in tears on the line but god dam he rode the best I've ever seen him ride that moto. He even came in to the pits after that race and told me I should yell at him more often cos he just wanted to prove me wrong.
We laugh about it now and sometimes he'll tell me I suck as I head to the line to try to make me ride harder
You’re right. They should build a quite room at the GOAT Farm as a designated safe place.
This is professional racing, not a charity. Perform or find a different line of work (news flash: outside of a government job, you will have to perform in that job too in order to survive).
One rider at Star has it in his contract that Bobby is not allowed to call him on race day
Probably a bit of reverse psychology going on...
Spill the name??
This is often misunderstood: Insulting someone or making threats, IS positive reinforcement.
Positive reinforcement is adding any stimulus.
A punishment is positive reinforcement. A compliment is positive reinforcement.
Positive reinforcement is generally more effective for training behavior.
Negative reinforcement is removing a stimulus.
It can be a reward (turning off Nickleback in the team truck) or a punishment (withholding salary).
Negative reinforcement is generally less effective for training behavior, although it can still be effective.
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Sorry, I didn’t quote the original post you responded to which stated that RV didn’t talk to his dad for years. But, i do agree with some of your points.
He has F U Money so he can do whatever he wants.
What did Rick James say? Cocaine is one hell of a drug!!
Despite me not agreeing with a lot of the stuff Bobby says, his results in racing and in business are undeniable -
In light of the AP7 story about the karaoke machine, it does seem that IF he likes you, he will mold his motivation techniques to the rider, which is improtant.
Be it my sub-contractors or the players on my kids flag football teams, every single person reacts to things different....the best bosses/coaches/leaders know what makes people tick to get the best out of them. Rarely is it a one size fits all.
No definitely not a huge fan. Just remember their songs. I was a teen in the 90's. I saw Les play with the Dead before though. Hes a beast
Ok so insulting someone and belittling them, including your child, is positive reinforcement and people are just misunderstanding the psychology. Got it. 👍🏽
Insulting someone or making threats for poor results is called punishment. Your understanding of this is questionable at best.
Yes, many people lack a true understanding of negative reinforcement, and that includes you.
If Bobby quit insulting them after good results, that's negative reinforcement. Removing an undesirable stimulus.
They're big boys. They can handle it.
Yes, in Psychology experiments and scientific literature, a positive stimulus is something that is added.
But in normal people words, positive means "something good".
Yes Bobby is being a tough boss, which there is nothing wrong with having expectations.
But it's the way he is doing it.
He is playing the always disappointed father role. The riders are expected to always be striving to please "dad" and seek his approval.
I once saw an interview with NY Giants quarterback Phil Simms and he described Bill Parcells as coaching this way. He also added that this style worked for some players but not others.
Oh gotcha. I thought you were responding to me
And Parcells won everywhere he went. Just like Bobby.
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