quotes from Ricky like, "I was hanging out on the beach with Bob Marley's
kids...looking at how happy they all were..living in little shacks on the
beach..."
...and I thought, "fine. then give up your big football salary so you can
live in a shack on the beach." And I realized...that's exactly what he
did. So I think good for him. Yeah, I feel bad for the dolphins giving up
the picks they did...and yeah, his timing in announcing this could have been
better...but if his heart isn't in the game, wouldn't he be doing Miami more
of a disservice by continuing to play even though he really doesn't want to?
Don't you think his production would be affected by that? Better to let
Miami try and grab somebody who does want to play the game.
----- Original Message -----
From: "G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: Dolphins: Ricky Williams Retires
> Ricky is a strange, strange fella. I dont think he was ever comfortable
with the expectations people had of him. However, by accepting a contract
for a large sum of money, you are in affect accepting those expectations and
the responsibility that goes along with them. One of those responsibilities
is to consider the franchise, your teammates and coaches, in any decision
affecting your football career. This is where Ricky has errorred in my
judgement. You've made too much money with the help of football and your
teammates to suddenly turn on them like this....all for the sake of your own
personal happiness.
>
> Brian
>
> PS: My favorite Ricky moment, the heavily favored Texas Longhorns travel
to KSU stadium with Ricky leading all of division 1A in rushing. The
Wildcats hold him to 43 yards on 22 carries, amid chants of "over-rated".
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Won Lee
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 9:58 AM
> Subject: Re: Dolphins: Ricky Williams Retires
>
>
> As a Giants fan, it's easy for me to be happy for Ricky. I understand
that
> a lot of Fins fans would be upset. I've always like Ricky. He had a
nose
> ring in college, which I thought was a bit unusual for a football
> player. I personally don't like nose rings, but for some reason Ricky
the
> macho football player wearing one seemed 'cool' to me. He stayed 4
years;
> and I think it's reasonable to think he stayed b/c he really enjoyed his
> college experience. He was a physical monster with a meek and shy
> disposition. He was a superstar with problems like an ordinary joe. He
> seemed like the kind of person you would just want to chill with; the
kind
> of person you would like to get to know.
>
> I haven't met any pro-football players so I don't know what most are
like;
> but when Ricky did interviews he just didn't seem like he was the
> proto-typical jock. I imagine if aliens came down to the Earth and
> suddenly bestowed upon me the physical attributes necessary to be an
elite
> NFL runner; I would very much be like Ricky Williams. He was a
geek/nerd
> who happened to be able to play football.
>
> I hope he finds happiness.
>
> <snip>
>
>
>
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