Posted by wamanning on September 18, 2006, 9:57 am
...he seems to have the mind of a child in many ways. clearly classy
on the bike, and definitely mature in some ways. but immature and
simple in many others. callow.
guess that's a result of being a prodigy and growing up in an insulated
world not representative of the real world.
the net being for me, the book took some of the lustre off of my
opinion of rossi.
Posted by Champ on September 18, 2006, 10:32 am
On 18 Sep 2006 06:57:22 -0700, wamanning@gmail.com wrote:
>...he seems to have the mind of a child in many ways. clearly classy
>on the bike, and definitely mature in some ways. but immature and
>simple in many others. callow.
>guess that's a result of being a prodigy and growing up in an insulated
>world not representative of the real world.
>the net being for me, the book took some of the lustre off of my
>opinion of rossi.
You do know it wasn't actually written by him, don't you?
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Champ
Posted by Bill Smith on September 18, 2006, 11:48 am
On 18 Sep 2006 06:57:22 -0700, wamanning@gmail.com wrote:
>...he seems to have the mind of a child in many ways. clearly classy
>on the bike, and definitely mature in some ways. but immature and
>simple in many others. callow.
>guess that's a result of being a prodigy and growing up in an insulated
>world not representative of the real world.
>the net being for me, the book took some of the lustre off of my
>opinion of rossi.
Don't judge him too harshly...yet. This happens a lot to prodigies.
Later, as they mature, they come around....mostly. If he's a smart as
I think he is, the years will bring wisdom, grace, and a little
humility.
Bill Smith
Posted by Champ on September 18, 2006, 12:25 pm
wrote:
>On 18 Sep 2006 06:57:22 -0700, wamanning@gmail.com wrote:
>>...he seems to have the mind of a child in many ways. clearly classy
>>on the bike, and definitely mature in some ways. but immature and
>>simple in many others. callow.
>>
>>guess that's a result of being a prodigy and growing up in an insulated
>>world not representative of the real world.
>>
>>the net being for me, the book took some of the lustre off of my
>>opinion of rossi.
>Don't judge him too harshly...yet. This happens a lot to prodigies.
>Later, as they mature, they come around....mostly. If he's a smart as
>I think he is, the years will bring wisdom, grace, and a little
>humility.
Well, he already has a keener understanding of the history of
motorcycle racing than most young riders. His carrying a 7 in memory
of Barry Sheene, his "Sorry" flag for Mike Hailwood when he equalled
Hailwood's 76 victories, his awareness of Agostini's all time record -
none of this sounds very callow to me.
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Champ
Posted by T3 on September 18, 2006, 2:09 pm
> Well, he already has a keener understanding of the history of
> motorcycle racing than most young riders. His carrying a 7 in memory
> of Barry Sheene, his "Sorry" flag for Mike Hailwood when he equalled
> Hailwood's 76 victories, his awareness of Agostini's all time record -
> none of this sounds very callow to me.
How 'bout shallow? Hell, how about self serving?
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>on the bike, and definitely mature in some ways. but immature and
>simple in many others. callow.
>guess that's a result of being a prodigy and growing up in an insulated
>world not representative of the real world.
>the net being for me, the book took some of the lustre off of my
>opinion of rossi.