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So the GOAT* turns 40 this week

Discussion in 'General' started by tzrider, Feb 12, 2019.

  1. G 97

    G 97 Garth

    Diff thread.
     
  2. 05Yamabomber

    05Yamabomber Dammit Haga

    This thread is starting to hurt my brain..
     
  3. It‘s awesome that G 97 turned yet another thread into a shitshow about him. :Pop:
     
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  4. G 97

    G 97 Garth

    Yeah man. You’re my bitch. :D
     
  5. Sorry, You’re not my type.
     
  6. Prospect

    Prospect Hayai

    aaaaaaand that's a wrap.

    /THREAD.
     
  7. BigBird

    BigBird blah

    so did Rossi turn 40?
     
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  8. Razr

    Razr Well-Known Member

    On Feb 16th, which I believe already happened in Italy.
     
    Last edited: Feb 15, 2019
  9. racesbikes

    racesbikes WTB a Size 50/60 Race Suit

    You mean this thread isn’t about Anthony Gobert?
     
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  10. tzrider

    tzrider CZrider

    The interesting part is if this thread had been titled "So Valentino Rossi turns 40 this week", it wouldn't have gone beyond a page....
     
  11. jonathanp

    jonathanp Tech drop out

    Is G97 Davie Stone? I would say skip but I know Skip and there is no where near enough 4 letter words in his posts.
     
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  12. G 97

    G 97 Garth

    Oh look, you’re my bitch as well. :D
     
  13. notbostrom

    notbostrom DaveK broke the interwebs

    So if you are paying for your ride in THE PREMIER class are you still a professional?
     
  14. grady anderson

    grady anderson Well-Known Member

    And yet still has an 8th grader's grasp of basic English.
    Maybe by the time he turns 40......
     
  15. eggfooyoung

    eggfooyoung You no eat more!

    The WSBK thread posts about Honda got me thinking about your question.

    Wasting time? Not sure, but, did his time net the on track results that his potential, and tenure promoted? We can make all of the excuses we like for him, but, overall, I'd say no, they didn't. He had a great career, but I'd venture a guess that even he would say it came up pretty short on delivery as a whole.
     
  16. 600 dbl are

    600 dbl are Shake Zoola the mic rula

    Have you guys seen his RV? :D
     
  17. BigBird

    BigBird blah

  18. SGVRider

    SGVRider Well-Known Member

    I think he’s an all time great even if he never got a championship. There are very few who’ve achieved anywhere near his results, and he’s done better overall than several who got the championship.

    If GOAT status is based only on racing results then this is a very simple exercise. It’s Agostini. If it’s about overall impact, unquestionably it’s Rossi. Rossi is on the same level as Oprah, Tiger Woods, MJ or Lance Armstrong pre-2012. Marquez probably will exceed his accomplishments on track at least marginally, but the little Joker will never be the cultural phenomenon Valentino was and is. There will probably never be another like him. That’s probably a good thing for the sport, because at one time he was bigger than MotoGP itself.
     
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  19. HPPT

    HPPT !!!

    Oh shit, you know what's gonna happen next, right? :D

    meyers.gif

    I think he still is. Nobody racing for second for this many years can maintain that kind of following. Hell, just look at the birthday wishes video. You think even half of those people follow MotoGP?
     
  20. BigBird

    BigBird blah

    Birthday [emoji322][emoji322][​IMG]

    Sent from my smatrfone
     

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