Racism...Forever?

Discussion in 'Politics & Current Events' started by soccernutter, Dec 31, 2015.

Tags:
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. Dominican Lou

    Dominican Lou Member+

    Nov 27, 2004
    1936 Catalonia
    Good info on Pride. Hadn't heard of him.

    Though his Wikipedia page that called him "one of the top youth prospects for that year [1986]" is unsubstantiated. Seems like he was a promising U-16 dude good enough for the national team. If there was an MLS back then he may have made it to the pros.

    But there's still no Kyler Murray or Drew Henson- guys who are offered contracts to teams in the highest leagues of their sports. Still no one with offers to play in both the Bundesliga or Premiership, but also the NBA/NFL/MLB (football kickers don't count because the skill needed is pretty much the same).
     
  2. Deadtigers

    Deadtigers Member+

    Jul 23, 2015
    Independent Republic of the Bronx, NY
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ghana
    And that is why this great comeback thing is crazy to me. This was no knoblauch/Ankiel thing, no Montana after Pepper Johnson, the fall from grace was getting balls deep in random/basic chicks instead of being a good husband. I mean it wasnt even drugs or booze. I don't have a favorite golfer like I don't have a favorite chess player, cause I watch sports not competitions or board games. I have always hated golf, I get it from my dad, who was a track/boxing guy who had no respect for golf. I refuse to play golf even to kiss up to clients like I know friends to do.
     
    Dominican Lou and fatbastard repped this.
  3. stanger

    stanger BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 29, 2008
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Again, the comeback if from health issues, not personal issues.

    There was actually a chance he would have trouble walking, let alone playing golf.

    The rest of it is tabloid fodder.
     
    Timon19 and russ repped this.
  4. roadkit

    roadkit Greetings from the Fringe of Obscurity

    Jul 2, 2003
    Fornax Cluster
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Correct. Tiger's comeback was about 10% redemption from the spectacle of his personal life and 90% being so physically broken there was a serious question about whether he'd ever swing a club again.
     
    Timon19 repped this.
  5. russ

    russ Member+

    Feb 26, 1999
    Canton,NY
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Plus having to retool his game because the older recovered body could not execute his old style.12 was a perfect example.Molinari and Finau failed where young Tiger would have succeeded.Old Tiger played it safe and took his 4.
     
    Timon19 repped this.
  6. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    Many boxers like McGregor, Mayweather & Tyson are stand-up individuals. :eek:
     
    russ repped this.
  7. Deadtigers

    Deadtigers Member+

    Jul 23, 2015
    Independent Republic of the Bronx, NY
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ghana
    My concern is for real athletes really injured not playing an obscening amount of money paying sport. There are Track guys with bad knees that had to call it a career early without his money. I am sorry, I just don't have it for him. I mean what about an Al Toon, former WR for NY Jets, who retired early due to concussions and doesn't have a near billion to retire on or Ato Boldin, the track legend.
     
    It's called FOOTBALL repped this.
  8. Timon19

    Timon19 Member+

    Jun 2, 2007
    Akron, OH
    What does this sentence mean?

    Sadly, that's an inherent risk with that sport (both aspects: the type of injury and the relative lack of remuneration due to track not being valued very highly by the public/sponsors).

    What about him? Concussions and short productive careers are such a prominent feature of football, it cannot possibly be a surprise. It's the tradeoffs that get made.

    Tradeoffs.
     
  9. stanger

    stanger BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 29, 2008
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Do you have a point other than you hate golf?
     
  10. Q*bert Jones III

    Q*bert Jones III The People's Poet

    Feb 12, 2005
    Woodstock, NY
    Club:
    DC United
    Isn't that enough?
     
    Dominican Lou, chaski and Deadtigers repped this.
  11. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Steve King has thoughts about the reaction in the House to his white supremacist views.

    “For all that I’ve been through — and it seems even strange for me to say it — but I am at a certain peace, and it is because of a lot of prayers for me,” King said in response. “And, when I had to step down to the floor of the House of Representatives and look up at those 400-and-some accusers, you know we just passed through Easter and Christ’s passion, and I have better insight into what he went through for us, um, partly because of that experience.”
     
    sitruc, Auriaprottu and xtomx repped this.
  12. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So he's comparing himself to Jesus?

    So being nailed to a cross is exactly the same thing as being called on the carpet for saying you hate Teh Negroes.
     
    Auriaprottu repped this.
  13. stanger

    stanger BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 29, 2008
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No, quite frankly.
     
  14. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Hating golf is enough. Always.
     
    fatbastard and Deadtigers repped this.
  15. stanger

    stanger BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 29, 2008
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My dad taught me to play when I was a kid. I still remember the first time I tied him on 9 and beat him on 18. He played until his arthritis wouldn’t allow him to hold a club, around 78 years old.

    Golf is a wonderful sport.
     
    Timon19 and Dr. Wankler repped this.
  16. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    His cross would be burning of course & made of cornstalks
     

    Attached Files:

  17. russ

    russ Member+

    Feb 26, 1999
    Canton,NY
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So Steve worships He Who Walks Behind the Rows?
     
    stanger repped this.
  18. Auriaprottu

    Auriaprottu Member+

    Atlanta Damn United
    Apr 1, 2002
    The back of the bus
    Club:
    Atlanta
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
  19. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    Yeah...it takes a while to recover from being whacked with a 9 iron! :whistling:
     
  20. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    For extra killing power, Rutgers is working on underwater drones

     
    Auriaprottu and Deadtigers repped this.
  21. Deadtigers

    Deadtigers Member+

    Jul 23, 2015
    Independent Republic of the Bronx, NY
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ghana
    Where is the post about the white guy who switched from Obama to Trump because Obama was prejudice against White people.
     
    soccernutter, sitruc and Auriaprottu repped this.
  22. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    There are many millions of them on the internet I'm sure
     
    sitruc and Auriaprottu repped this.
  23. Matt in the Hat

    Matt in the Hat Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 21, 2002
    Brooklyn
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You mean my cousin?
     
    song219 and Cascarino's Pizzeria repped this.
  24. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I love the "Obama hates white people" theory. Like he hates half of his family roots. Yeah, I know, the one-drop rule negates that half, but it is stupid as hell, just like the people who believe that.

    And I honestly can't see anyone who would vote for Obama voting for Trump. Two totally different types. Like when McCain't people thought that having Sarah Palin on the ticket would attract the people who supported Hilary Clinton in the D primary and were still holding a grudge, so they'd vote for a woman...
     
    Cascarino's Pizzeria repped this.
  25. JohnR

    JohnR Member+

    Jun 23, 2000
    Chicago, IL
    Somebody who detests vaginas might do so. Incels. But Uncle Joe will get their vote back in 2020.
     

Share This Page