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From his interview with RacerX:
Villopoto is going to wrap up his fourth straight supercross championship tonight. Is he having fun?
I had a long interview with Villopoto last week, and they’re going to show it in one of these supercross shows, and I asked him, “Hey, are you having fun?” And he couldn’t really answer me. I was a little bit thrown back by that. I was kind of like, “Man, you’re making millions of dollars riding your dirt bike and you’re winning. So what that you have to do motos and you have to train and all that. Try a real job.” They all seem like that. I’m not just singling him out. They all seem like that. Roczen seems like he’s having fun.
Full article here: http://racerxonline.com/2014/04/30/between-the-motos-jeremy-mcgrath
Villopoto is going to wrap up his fourth straight supercross championship tonight. Is he having fun?
I had a long interview with Villopoto last week, and they’re going to show it in one of these supercross shows, and I asked him, “Hey, are you having fun?” And he couldn’t really answer me. I was a little bit thrown back by that. I was kind of like, “Man, you’re making millions of dollars riding your dirt bike and you’re winning. So what that you have to do motos and you have to train and all that. Try a real job.” They all seem like that. I’m not just singling him out. They all seem like that. Roczen seems like he’s having fun.
Full article here: http://racerxonline.com/2014/04/30/between-the-motos-jeremy-mcgrath
MC is such a badass
I personally don't care what RV does. It's his life and he deserves to do whatever he wants. I'm not going to hold my breath on him one way or the other.
I think he dislikes everything else that comes with it. The training, the weekly grind and the media/sponsor obligations.
He just doesnt seem like the look at me kind of guy and to do the media stuff along with the program Aldon has him on is something that takes a very special person. Very few can handle that kind of program.
I think the weekly regimen is what he is over at this point.
The Shop
Long live the KING!
But didn't he make drastic changes to his program back when it became more of a job than fun by going SX only? I thought he was burnt out and wanted to prolong his career.
I would think he would be more understanding of RV and his situation.
Nothing but love to MC, the true GOAT of SX. Just a little baffled at his statements vs. his career path.
Maybe he doesn't remember the ass whippings that he was receiving when he made one of his many comebacks...when he wasn't training at the level of guys like RV1.
Interesting too that MC sees the same guys battling for the title in 2015...and that he sees Dungey going downhill, and not uphill.
Wait...did I just call myself a Vitard???
Excellent responses from MC.
WAY different outlook and attitude compared to RV. We cant say exactly how RV acts in his personal time though.
But dont blame the training and program for his lack personality on camera.
With that said, I'm not an RV fan at all because of this. I respect his skill, but I will not miss him when he retires.
Pit Row
Compare this to some of the most loved racing icons like Valentino Rossi or the late Ayrton Senna. They aren't loved because they won a lot, it's because they have an infectious passion for racing. They had to deal with the difficulties and the grind but pushed through it with a smile on their face because they can't help themselves, they love racing and would have done it all for free if they had too.
RV has said numerous times that riding is like a job to him and that once he retires he won't touch a bike for a very long time. It also looks like he will end up retiring in his prime. You don't do these things if you really love the sport.
When RV was was coming up, his motivation was getting to what he is accomplishing now. Now that he's done that, what REALLY is left? I'm starting to feel his large yearly salary and winnings are what's going to motivate him from now until his retirement. He doesn't have anything left to prove. His situation now is coming close to where RC was at in his last couple of years.
It's been said before here, but RV chose to be a professional racer. He could have been a professional hunter, an outdoors guide, an accountant...and had a far less rigorous training and practice regimine. But, no...he chose to be a professional motocross racer, and made the decision to be the best in the world. Awesome! He has earned millions of dollars at a young age riding his dirt bike, a career that many here would give their right nut to do if they could...but for whatever reason, money...genes...injuries, they couldn't. I can see how RV (and others, according to MC) acting like it's such a huge pain in the ass and such a no-fun job could piss some people off who have always dreamed of doing what he...and they do.
(Sorry for double response. Computer wouldn't load...)
Their differences? McGrath, in his prime, never faced an RC or RV, riders with an intensity, drive, and determination to succeed. Jeremy and James love to win; Ricky and Ryan hate losing. The fear of failure is the prime driver of most successful individuals, from racers to CEOs.
Even Jeremy's competitors kinda liked the guy, and SX/MX was more of a family in the 90's. Few racers developed a dislike for MC, which made losing to him easier to digest. Ricky and Ryan, they don't care about friendships; in fact, their dislike of the other guys on the gate fueled their intensity, making them work harder during the off-season to find that extra tenth, or ride that extra lap.
So when MC says he doesn't understand Ryan's perspective, perhaps it's due to the changes in racing since 2000. There is no "off season" with RC and RV on the line, no taking a few months to relax and forget about racing. Jeremy did not experience the 24x7x365 requirements of today's champions. Had he faced similar circumstances during his reign, we may not have a 7X champion.
It's a fucking job. I love what I do for a living, I have a passion for it, I talk about it constantly, I am constantly trying to get better, speak at conferences but there are days where I am just over it, and want nothing to do about it because it gets old and I need a break.
Have you ever tried riding every day for a month straight? I can tell you shit gets old, takes a lot of fun out of it and I wasn't even going on long ass bike rides or to the gym having some whatever the hell Aldon is yelling at me.
Do you know why our sport is so fun to us? It's a hobby, we can get away from it, for us its a way to blow off steam, enjoy family time and relax. We don't live in the sport 24/7 like RV.
As a young kid, its all about dreaming about making it and chasing a goal, when your lived your dream, and done chasing goals, it gets old. You've done all you can, now its time to find something new.
"He spazzed out at round one. That's just James."
haha! Come on, King! No crashes in the whoops for James on the Zook before A1, and none since. SX happens. Too bad it does, too. This title fight could've been one of the great ones.
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