<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AlexdeAngelis-Fan @ Feb 13 2008, 10:09 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>LOL - imagine a pitwalk with this shirt
.....
i imagine there would be a lot of people asking where they can get one from.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Feb 13 2008, 04:18 PM)
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Pedrosa is a despicable person. He exhibits all the appalling characteristic most decent people detest. Obviously my opinion is based on the public record of his interviews and reactions from afar (as everybody else) nonetheless, his personality and disposition reek of a foul and ungrateful person. I don’t think its that uncommon for all of us to form an opinion, in essence judging a person; we all have a right to our evaluations.
Now with Dani Pedrosa, it is rather unmistakable that he is
ungrateful, unappreciative, arrogant, and jealous. He is the meaning personified of a
prima donna. I
don’t like these qualities in any persons I meet, read about, or see on TV. Would you? So
why would it be any different for somebody who happens to have a talent to ride a bike fast? That’s what I don’t understand about any of his fans. It seems like they throw this out the window simply because he is talented.
Most people think that Hayden fans don’t like Pedrosa
only because of the Portugal incident in 06. Truly, just on the merits of this incident alone it would be
more than enough to dislike the guy (assuming you are not one of those people who think this was purely a “racing incident” and not any indication of his blind jealousy exhibited by his post crash reaction). But if you’re like me, who thinks this incident was the
result of envy and jealously, then you can see why this incident would suffice to dislike a little man like Pedrosa.
However, lets for a moment
pretend this incident didn’t occur, or that it was simply and purely a
“racing incident” as some would like to think (so long as it didn’t happen to their rider on the cusp of a title, right). Now lets take a look at the rest of the pattern and see if we can’t find a
blueprint to what is a repugnant human being. Lets start with the author of that blue print.
Alberto Piug. Lets not forget that this guy amazingly
blamed Hayden for the crash. Well its this guy who is
whispering in Pedrosa’s ear all night and all day.
What affect might this have on a rather bizarre, diminutive, impressionable, odd little man of 98 lbs? I’m sure he must have some kind of complex being so odd and “unique”; now couple this with having your
own personal devil on your shoulder as a “mentor”, giving you pseudo support from the “big bad world” and keeping your allegorical bed warm at night,
how might this influence a person like Dani Pedrosa? Now think about this for a moment, before moving on.
Now sure, we all have bad influences and good ones in our lives, but we can’t go blaming them for our own adult behaviors, actions, and expressions, right? So
I’m not letting Pedrosa off the hook simply because he has such a wicked man at his side. Pedrosa has not only bought into the idea that others around him are there only to serve him, but he has taken on that persona and has
articulated it on the public record. (And no, its not a translation thing, everybody understands what he has said and exactly his intent and meaning.)
Pedrosa is also unprofessional. He makes public all his bemoaning and whining about Honda to the point where it
undermines any shreds of team spirit and stifles enthusiasm and productivity. Sure, you should beat your teammate, but the goal is certainly
not to ridicule and denigrate while in the process. But I think Pedrosa equates beating your teammate with being a miserable wretch. Again, Pedrosa’s lacking character has reared its ugly head with the latest rants against his teammate.
Why dislike Pedrosa. That’s easy. Everything about him.
On top of all this ...., he is the butt of every joke because, well, look at him....
he is a joke.
and breathe...
you really dont like him do you
i totally get where you're coming from and as for this:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>Pedrosa is also unprofessional. He makes public all his bemoaning and whining about Honda to the point where it undermines any shreds of team spirit and stifles enthusiasm and productivity. Sure, you should beat your teammate, but the goal is certainly not to ridicule and denigrate while in the process. But I think Pedrosa equates beating your teammate with being a miserable wretch. Again, Pedrosa’s lacking character has reared its ugly head with the latest rants against his teammate.
you are completely right, i dont like how he talks about Nicky and to undermine him like he does does not do him any credit at all.
however,
i am one of 'those' who thinks that portugal was just a racing incident for reasons i frankly cannot be bothered to go into because i havent got the time right now. half of me thinks that his immediate reaction to the crash (walking away without acknowledging hayden at all) was the sensible thing to do because Nicky was clearly not in the mood to speak to the man who for all he knew had just cost him the title, but half of me thinks that he should have just faced him straight away and not have been so ignorant of his teammate. having said that, had i have been Dani then i cannot say what i would have done, and i dont believe anyone that says they could because until it happens you just dont know.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>It seems like they throw this out the window simply because he is talented.
err... no, at least not in my case anyway. i dont agree with everything Dani does and says, far from it, but i have own reasons for supporting him just like everyone else has theirs for supporting other riders and i dont think you have a right to assume anything about his fans. i mean, you think Dani is <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>ungrateful, unappreciative, arrogant, and jealous and from reading your post am i to assume that you think his fans are the same? i hope not. i certainly wouldnt describe myself as any of those things.
i guess i can speak from an unbiased view as far as supporting him because of his nationality goes because i am not spanish, nor have any links to spain whatsoever. therefore, there is no reason there for my being a fan of his. like i said earlier, i dont agree with some of the things Pedrosa does and says but as for him being ungrateful i dont agree, yes he thrown his teddies out to get what he wants but so do a lot of the riders, what makes him so different? i think he appreciates the support he gets from fans as in many of his press interviews post race etc. he thanks them, why do that if you dont give a ....? and call me naive but i dont believe everything i read and the media certainly is not a reliable source. im not saying he doesnt say the things reported (such as the comments about Hayden) because i believe he does, but i also believe that the press put an angle on a lot of things and what with his character (or lack of it according to some) then that would be very easy to do.
and as for attacking him because of his size, well that just makes you just as bad as you say he is...
