kpholmes Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Set your DVRs. Premiere's tomorrow night on ESPN or ESPN2. The story of Ricky Williams and his hiatus from the NFL. I've always been a hugh Ricky fan - looking forward to this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 heard part of an interview he was doing on ESPN radio last week...sounds interesting...dvr is set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 30 for 30 is always great, so I'll definitely catch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donutrun Jellies Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Drug addict quits work, enjoys even more drugs, runs out of coin, manages to return to work ... it's every mother's dream for their son ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithioq Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 yeah but he has recovered and proved he's a solid player. The guy was great last year (especially in fantasy). He's a complex character but I feel he's truthful at least, which is hard to say for all these celebrities getting exposed lately *cough* ben *cough* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 saw some of the "teasers" they have had on ESPN and now really interested in seeing this tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Drug addict quits work, enjoys even more drugs, runs out of coin, manages to return to work ... it's every mother's dream for their son ... Not really. He didn't quit football to smoke Josh Gordon. The guy was different, and it was known back at UT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpholmes Posted April 28, 2010 Author Share Posted April 28, 2010 Loved it. Great inside look at what so many people struggle to understand. Mental health problems and all - Ricky is a Gladiator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Jack Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Loved it. Great inside look at what so many people struggle to understand. Mental health problems and all - Ricky is a Gladiator. you could have picked a manlier picture like this... or this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I had part of it on while I was doing some chores. The dude has three kids by three different women and isn't with any of them? Or spends time with any of the children? Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's grade A jackass in my book. Hippy-doctorism or not, personally that's pretty terrible considering all the BS he spews about wanting to "heal" people. Here's an idea, don't leave a wake of un-fathered children across the globe and you'll do more good than all the berries, twigs, and sprout mixes you can pound together with your mortar and pestle. I really don't look to NFL players for morals but pompous turds annoy me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 dvr'd it. had to watch the Cavs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpholmes Posted April 28, 2010 Author Share Posted April 28, 2010 you could have picked a manlier picture like this... or this That's the poster I have. I had part of it on while I was doing some chores. The dude has three kids by three different women and isn't with any of them? Or spends time with any of the children? Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's grade A jackass in my book. Hippy-doctorism or not, personally that's pretty terrible considering all the BS he spews about wanting to "heal" people. Here's an idea, don't leave a wake of un-fathered children across the globe and you'll do more good than all the berries, twigs, and sprout mixes you can pound together with your mortar and pestle. I really don't look to NFL players for morals but pompous turds annoy me. I don't think it's as black and white. While I'm not defending his lack of parenting, the guy has/had something seriously wrong in the head. His dad touched his pee-pee, became a registered child molester and walked out on him, they hinted at his mom being physically abusive, he obviously suffers from some kind of depression or even bipolar disorder, and definitely needed some serious help. If you watched the whole thing - they talked about how he is in a better place now mentally, as well as socially and is working hard to be a large part of all of his kid's lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 That's the poster I have. I don't think it's as black and white. While I'm not defending his lack of parenting, the guy has/had something seriously wrong in the head. His dad touched his pee-pee, became a registered child molester and walked out on him, they hinted at his mom being physically abusive, he obviously suffers from some kind of depression or even bipolar disorder, and definitely needed some serious help. If you watched the whole thing - they talked about how he is in a better place now mentally, as well as socially and is working hard to be a large part of all of his kid's lives. agree it isn't black and white and fwiw, in the radio segment I heard Ricky said he has 5 kids (i believe 3 are with his current wife and the other 2 are from 2 other women)....also can be said that someone could be F'd up and then finally get it and start to do the right thing....it looks like ricky righted his ship...so good for him and his family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 you could have picked a manlier picture like this... or this Or this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I had part of it on while I was doing some chores. The dude has three kids by three different women and isn't with any of them? Or spends time with any of the children? Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's grade A jackass in my book. Hippy-doctorism or not, personally that's pretty terrible considering all the BS he spews about wanting to "heal" people. Here's an idea, don't leave a wake of un-fathered children across the globe and you'll do more good than all the berries, twigs, and sprout mixes you can pound together with your mortar and pestle. I really don't look to NFL players for morals but pompous turds annoy me. That was the middle part of the film. He's since married to one of the women, and now has a relationship with all of his children. He's batdiaper dirt crazy for sure, but he's starting to do the right thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackass Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Just watched it. Incredibly interesting. Pretty inspiring really that he's been able to turn his life around. yeah, he's effed some things up, but many people in that situation aren't able to right the ship - which he seems to have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Couch Potatoe Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Loved it Been a huge Ricky fan since his college days! Very glad to see he has figured some life things out and is on his way to becoming a better person away from football. Oh yeah and still a beast on the field rode him to some money last year so keep on runnin ricky runnin! Hopefully he decides to give it a go for a few more years cause the old man still has some gas in the tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Loved it. Great inside look at what so many people struggle to understand. Mental health problems and all - Ricky is a Gladiator. Despite selfishness and other problems I always liked Ricky. Interesting show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Cheezhead Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I liked it, too, and I now like Ricky himself. As kp mentioned, it's easy to hate on him for being a shi++y dad (especially for those of us who take pride in fatherhood), but I also have seen how difficult it is for people to escape from depression. He seems like he's managing to do that, and one of his first priorities seems to be reconnecting with his kids. Plus, in some cases (probably like Ricky's own case), it's better for a dad to be absent than to be an effed-up d-bag in the house every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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