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Blackout
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Ba'al
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Holy crap, that's awful....I hope the best for his family.
EDIT: I just saw a vid, it was hard to watch again.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
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They released it? That's in poor taste.
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Knyte
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It's a tribute film to his memory, not a clip of the accident.
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SoldierHawk
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IceWarm
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I read that on Yahoo news yesterday. I feel bad for his family/friends. But I guess stuff like this is bound to happen in sports like this, especially when trying dangerous tricks. I guess that is the risk you take in those kind of sports. Anyway it still sucks that it went down the way it did.
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Blackout
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Yeah I respect anyone who tries to up the ante in sports like these but it's a bummer when they die. I guess that's what comes with the territory though.
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Valdronius
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He had a near identical spill in 2007.
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APLETHORAOFPINATAS
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In a way it was very selfish of him to do such dangerous things. What about the family he's left behind so he could get an adrenaline rush? Sure they are all set money wise but they never get to see him again.
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SoldierHawk
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| In a way it was very selfish of him to do such dangerous things. What about the family he's left behind so he could get an adrenaline rush? Sure they are all set money wise but they never get to see him again. |
I see where you're coming from here. On the surface it does seem like an unnecessary risk. But then again, it's what this guy *does*. Its his passion and his livelihood. On the whole, I'd say that makes him no more selfish than anyone else who spends their life in a dangerous job (like a firefighter, cop, soldier or even telephone wire repairman). Granted motocross is "just" a sport, but when its what you use to bring home a salary...its really not much different than working in any other high risk profession. The only real difference is that its not a necessary service like cop or fireman, but still. I don't think he should be called selfish for it.
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