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Mighty Bombjack said:
You win some you lose some. Unfortunately his major losses were the ones publicized
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You win some you lose some. Unfortunately his major losses were the ones publicized
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Moonlight Graham said:
The name Ripken and quitting should be illegal to use in the same sentence.
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Snyper said:
I agree... what was that Moonie guy thinking? The fact is that you can't blame any football player for quitting when they choose to. They realize that the life expectantcy of a pro football player is considerably lower, and they also know what happens to players that lose a step. They retired earlier than their peers is all they did.
HoustonTeams4Me
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Don't have a scan handy of him but the biggest quitter is Josh Hamilton (rehab's for quitter's)! ::facepalm:: :lol:
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Moonlight Graham said:
I agree... what was that Moonie guy thinking? The fact is that you can't blame any football player for quitting when they choose to. They realize that the life expectantcy of a pro football player is considerably lower, and they also know what happens to players that lose a step. They retired earlier than their peers is all they did.[/quote:1h7fct0y]
which would be perfectly fine...and i wouldnt call them a quiter but barry sanders still wanted to play, just not for the lions....that equals quitter.
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I think if Tiger Woods quit at the age of like 31 after winning say like 5 majors straight (I don't know ANYTHING about golf, so if this is like incredibly impossible and if woods wasn't great yet, I'm sorry) then that would be quitting. But to say an RB decides to retire at the age of 31 and call that quitting is absurd. Do you realize the wear and tear of the NFL? RBs take so much pounding.
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trademhigh said:
i dont understand what people DONT GET ABOUT THIS...barry sanders said that is why he retired yet he was trying to get lions to release him so he could sign with another team.....
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Oh SNAP!!!
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bballcardkid said:
How do you know that? If something isn't publicized (like Jordan's forced retirement in place of NBA suspension), then how do you know about it?
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As a citizen of Detroit for 30 years, and with 2 of my teams mentioned, I must say both Barry and AI quit. Although I can't blame him, Barry came to camp that year (99?) and saw the team, the firing of Wayne Fontes and quit in the middle of camp. For people who live here, the Barry thing is partly Detroiters with hurt feelings. But he never had a press confrence retiring, never made a final statement, he just disappeared until his HOF year and then he started coming back around (think he was selling a book).
AI was brought here and agreed to be a sixth man off the bench, he didn't like it. When he had a chance to start he just did his AI thing without ever trying to fit into a team scheme. By January he was always 'injured' and rehabbing at Greektown Casino, seriously right after his big injury for the year (forgot what it was) my girlfriend got his autograph when he was drinking at the bar. By the end of the year contact was limited on both sides.
Part of these feelings are homerism, I acknowledge that, but these guys both quit.
AI was brought here and agreed to be a sixth man off the bench, he didn't like it. When he had a chance to start he just did his AI thing without ever trying to fit into a team scheme. By January he was always 'injured' and rehabbing at Greektown Casino, seriously right after his big injury for the year (forgot what it was) my girlfriend got his autograph when he was drinking at the bar. By the end of the year contact was limited on both sides.
Part of these feelings are homerism, I acknowledge that, but these guys both quit.
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Take this with a grain of salt because it is from wikipedia but "He explained that it robbed him of his competitive spirit, and he saw no reason to believe things were going to improve."
IMO if you don't have the competitive spirit anymore and you just don't want to play than you cannot be expected to play football.
IMO if you don't have the competitive spirit anymore and you just don't want to play than you cannot be expected to play football.
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nyyankeesfan.13722 said:
but he still wanted to play.... i dont understand how people are missing this point ::facepalm::
tide12champrings
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Barry Sanders RETIRED.
justinmandawg
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White guys that leave the game "retire". Black guys that leave the game "quit".
Viking4Alpha
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Holy thread resurrection!
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justinmandawg said:
That is quite a statement.
Viking4Alpha
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justinmandawg said:
Wow. Brilliant. ::facepalm::
tide12champrings
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justinmandawg said:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Snyper said:
Joe Montana and Steve Young apparently retired.
Jim Brown and Barry Sanders were quitters. Both statements I read in this thread.
Was Pat Tillman a quitter?
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justinmandawg said:
Yep. Lets blame it on race. Lets somehow manage to fit in religion next.
Tell me something, did Walter Payton quit?
