TwentyThreeMX
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I started typing this in another thread but figured id make a new one. I dont have intentions of quitting at the moment. It seems like at a certain point why bother quitting. THen again you see it as youre lucky so far..quit while youre ahead.
ive been hurt so much and you cant help but wonder whats next. ive broke i think 16 or 17 bones now, most recent about 4 weeks ago.. had to get 6 pins put in my foot. The thought has crossed my mind to sell the thousands of dollars of stuff (van bike gear parts etc) I have wrapped up into this and go find myself something else to do. but the problem is i dont think i could ever find anything to replace it. and i also look at it in the sense that you can get hurt doing almost anything.. every dr and 90% of ppl i talk to... "why do you keep doing it"... i think in the end id rather know i lived every day happily and to the fullest, than to give up the one thing i truly am passionate about.
motocross is what keeps me from eating chipotle 5 days a week and being a total fat kid, from drinking way more than i should, it gets me to the gym every now and then, and throughout my life has taught me a lot of good lessons and really made me who i am today. without i, i just dont think id have much motivation for anything. i wouldnt work 55+ hours a week to support anything. i wouldnt hesitate to drink every other night, because thats what everyone else seems to do. I'd probably turn into a loser really. I guess its different if your older and have a family to support and such, then I could see hanging up the boots and going that route. But I'm right inbetween that. No marriage, no children, the only thing im really worried about is me myself and I.
Sorry to ramble on and go a little off topic, but ive been meaning to post up something along those lines and hear peoples thoughts. Have any of you ever successfully got away from the sport??? If you're here, chances are you came back. Is it even possible to get out of it??? What have you found to replace it?? I'm not all about the "ride for fun" thing. You can get hurt just as easily, and its just not natural to NOT want to push harder. I think I'd crash pit bikes harder than a big bike all day. Jet skiing, snowboarding, all other stuff I enjoy but just not as much as motocross. And cant even mention all the friends and such in the sport. I think I"m stuck for life. But at a certain point I have to wonder if I should draw the line. My heads a mess, more so right after my latest oopsie. Now I just want to get my bike back in one piece and get this cast off and do some motos lol.
Thoughts? I"m sure many of you have been in this situation and wondered the same thing.
ive been hurt so much and you cant help but wonder whats next. ive broke i think 16 or 17 bones now, most recent about 4 weeks ago.. had to get 6 pins put in my foot. The thought has crossed my mind to sell the thousands of dollars of stuff (van bike gear parts etc) I have wrapped up into this and go find myself something else to do. but the problem is i dont think i could ever find anything to replace it. and i also look at it in the sense that you can get hurt doing almost anything.. every dr and 90% of ppl i talk to... "why do you keep doing it"... i think in the end id rather know i lived every day happily and to the fullest, than to give up the one thing i truly am passionate about.
motocross is what keeps me from eating chipotle 5 days a week and being a total fat kid, from drinking way more than i should, it gets me to the gym every now and then, and throughout my life has taught me a lot of good lessons and really made me who i am today. without i, i just dont think id have much motivation for anything. i wouldnt work 55+ hours a week to support anything. i wouldnt hesitate to drink every other night, because thats what everyone else seems to do. I'd probably turn into a loser really. I guess its different if your older and have a family to support and such, then I could see hanging up the boots and going that route. But I'm right inbetween that. No marriage, no children, the only thing im really worried about is me myself and I.
Sorry to ramble on and go a little off topic, but ive been meaning to post up something along those lines and hear peoples thoughts. Have any of you ever successfully got away from the sport??? If you're here, chances are you came back. Is it even possible to get out of it??? What have you found to replace it?? I'm not all about the "ride for fun" thing. You can get hurt just as easily, and its just not natural to NOT want to push harder. I think I'd crash pit bikes harder than a big bike all day. Jet skiing, snowboarding, all other stuff I enjoy but just not as much as motocross. And cant even mention all the friends and such in the sport. I think I"m stuck for life. But at a certain point I have to wonder if I should draw the line. My heads a mess, more so right after my latest oopsie. Now I just want to get my bike back in one piece and get this cast off and do some motos lol.
Thoughts? I"m sure many of you have been in this situation and wondered the same thing.