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Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers)

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vrbryant said:
Obviously glad he's not dead, hope he makes a full recovery, yadda yadda yadda. I still have little/no sympathy, and I don't care if it was the old lady's fault. No excuse for not wearing a helmet. Don't want to wear a helmet? Then ride around your neighborhood at 15mph. At least that way, when you fly over your handlebars into another vehicle, you might walk away without several new holes in your head.
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This is pretty much how I feel. Glad he's not dead, hope he can recover, but I feel very little sympathy. He's been told numerous times that he shouldn't ride a motorcycle because of the risks to his career. Cowher told him. Bradshaw told him. I'm sure the entire organization has told him. He even had the chance to see what something like this can do to a football player's career with KWII.

Still, he scoffed at the idea of a helmet. He insisted that it was safe. He said he only rode Harley's, not crotch rockets. He said he rode in groups.

He had the world by the balls. He made a choice given lots of advice to the contrary. While his injuries sound pretty rough, he is lucky to still be alive.
 
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vrbryant said:
Obviously glad he's not dead, hope he makes a full recovery, yadda yadda yadda. I still have little/no sympathy, and I don't care if it was the old lady's fault. No excuse for not wearing a helmet. Don't want to wear a helmet? Then ride around your neighborhood at 15mph. At least that way, when you fly over your handlebars into another vehicle, you might walk away without several new holes in your head.
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Excellent post.
 
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If I find this injury mildly amusing at all, it's because the injury doesn't appear to be season-threatening.

I would love to see some of the get well cards though. Imagine the Steeler fans ripping his dumbass for not wearing a helmet and jeopardizing their chances to win two in a row for them.
 
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StadiumDorm said:
If I find this injury mildly amusing at all, it's because the injury doesn't appear to be season-threatening.

I would love to see some of the get well cards though. Imagine the Steeler fans ripping his dumbass for not wearing a helmet and jeopardizing their chances to win two in a row for them.
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I don't know, all the reports say severe knee injuries-who knows what is up w/ that.
 
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StadiumDorm said:
If I find this injury mildly amusing at all, it's because the injury doesn't appear to be season-threatening.

I would love to see some of the get well cards though. Imagine the Steeler fans ripping his dumbass for not wearing a helmet and jeopardizing their chances to win two in a row for them.
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I don't know if "amusing" is the right word, but it is clearly an "I told ya so" moment, Steeler's fan or not...and I am a Steeler's fan...As someone said earlier, that's a tough way to learn a lesson. Hope he makes a full recovery, football can wait...
 
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