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11-05.-2004, 01:06 AM
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Re: Joseba Beloki finishes Clasica Alcobendas! Mayo-Jimenez-Moncoutie
"Mike Jacoubowsky" <mikej1@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message news:hJGnc.46789$GU1.45636@newssvr29.news.prodigy.com... > > > > Who's Dave Dravecky? > > > > > > A righty, who used to be a lefty. > > > > That's not the complete story: > > I would say Dave Dravecky's story is on par with Lance's in terms of being > inspirational, maybe more so. Unfortunately, the cancer got to Dave in a > much more serious way (loss of the entire arm & shoulder) before turning it > back. I got to hear Dave Dravecky speak at our church shortly after his > amazing comeback and subsequent broken arm. I can't even begin to describe > the inner strength that guy has. And, by all accounts I've heard, one heck > of a nice guy. Cool, thanks for sharing that. That was really great that he could come to your church, does he leave near your town? > > --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles > http://www.ChainReactionBicycles.com > > |
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11-05.-2004, 01:23 AM
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Re: Joseba Beloki finishes Clasica Alcobendas! Mayo-Jimenez-Moncoutie
> Cool, thanks for sharing that. That was really great that he could come to
> your church, does he leave near your town? At the time he did live in the area; we're on the San Francisco peninsula, and he was playing for the San Francisco Giants. Presently he's an in-demand speaker, apparently getting about $10k per engagement. A far cry from Lance, of course! --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles http://www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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11-05.-2004, 01:26 AM
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Re: Joseba Beloki finishes Clasica Alcobendas!Mayo-Jimenez-Moncoutie
> Former San Francisco Giant pitcher, who came back from cancer (forcing the
> removal of most of the deltoid muscle in his pitching arm) to play pro ball > again, until August 15, 1989, when he broke his arm mid-pitch in "the pitch > heard 'round the world" ... The crack was so loud it was heard in the stands > and on TV. In that regard it's similar to seeing the video of Beloki's crash, and hearing him in extreme (vocalized) pain on the ground. The images are bad enough; I really wish I'd never heard the audio. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles http://www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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11-05.-2004, 11:23 AM
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Re: Joseba Beloki finishes Clasica Alcobendas! Mayo-Jimenez-Moncoutie
"Richard Adams" <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote in message news:c2352af0.0405100753.3aee2bfa@posting.google.com... > "Michael" <mdw3@nospam.cornell.edu> wrote in message news:<kLDnc.29070$ee7.27618@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>... > > "Mike Jacoubowsky" <mikej1@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message > > news:cQBnc.6803$D96.3545@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com... > > > > the horror of severe crashes can't be erased from the mind, I have > > some > > > > that wake me up in the middle of the night. he won't be back, ever, to > > his > > > > previous form. > > > > > > Maybe. Or not. Some of my gutsiest racing/best descending came after my > > > worst crashes. Even the one that split my radius lengthwise and broke the > > > ulna in my left arm. Of course, that was nowhere near as severe as what > > > happened to Beloki, nor did I have the misfortune of being able to watch it > > > happen afterward. Instead, my most vivid memories are of spending maybe > > > five minutes going over my bike, looking for damage, before noticing that I > > > wasn't using my left arm and it was hanging at this kinda funny angle. > > > > > > I really hope that Beloki manages a great comeback; that he wakes up one > > > morning and realizes that hey, if he could survive a crash like that and > > > recover enough to even ride a bike, anything's possible. The clock is > > > running though, as far as the TDF is concerned. > > > > Or he might recover from a difficult situation like the recent TdF winner. > > > > Mike > > > Beyond a shadow of a doubt, we will SEE inspirational video showing > his crash, crying in the arms of Manolo Saiz, lying in a hospital bed, > a diagram or xray of the fractured femur, bits of titanium which have > been inserted into his leg, struggling to get back on the bike for > training and his first few difficult races. We'll also hear the soft > voice-over questions, can he come back, can this tough little basque > return to former glory, etc. > > On one note, he does seem to be faring a better in races of late than > Jan. The little man with the gigantic heart, stomping the pedals in anger? Mike |
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11-05.-2004, 12:47 PM
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Re: Joseba Beloki finishes Clasica Alcobendas!Mayo-Jimenez-Moncoutie
In article <x2Onc.65723$iq5.6205@newssvr25.news.prodigy.com>,
"Mike Jacoubowsky" <mikej1@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > > Former San Francisco Giant pitcher, who came back from cancer (forcing the > > removal of most of the deltoid muscle in his pitching arm) to play pro > ball > > again, until August 15, 1989, when he broke his arm mid-pitch in "the > pitch > > heard 'round the world" ... The crack was so loud it was heard in the > stands > > and on TV. > > In that regard it's similar to seeing the video of Beloki's crash, and > hearing him in extreme (vocalized) pain on the ground. The images are bad > enough; I really wish I'd never heard the audio. I imagine you remember the Joe Theisman hit? I don't care about football, but I happened to catch that one on the sports segment. Amazing how loud a bone breaking can be (and I can speak from experience on that)... -- tanx, Howard "Moby Dick was a work of art, What the hell happened?" remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok? |
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12-05.-2004, 01:59 AM
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Re: Joseba Beloki finishes Clasica Alcobendas! Mayo-Jimenez-Moncoutie
"Michael" <mdw3@nospam.cornell.edu> wrote in message news:<AOWnc.33317$ee7.3146@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>...
> "Richard Adams" <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote in message > news:c2352af0.0405100753.3aee2bfa@posting.google.com... > > "Michael" <mdw3@nospam.cornell.edu> wrote in message > news:<kLDnc.29070$ee7.27618@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>... > > > "Mike Jacoubowsky" <mikej1@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message > > > news:cQBnc.6803$D96.3545@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com... > > > > > the horror of severe crashes can't be erased from the mind, I have > some > > > > > that wake me up in the middle of the night. he won't be back, ever, to > his > > > > > previous form. > > > > > > > > Maybe. Or not. Some of my gutsiest racing/best descending came after my > > > > worst crashes. Even the one that split my radius lengthwise and broke the > > > > ulna in my left arm. Of course, that was nowhere near as severe as what > > > > happened to Beloki, nor did I have the misfortune of being able to watch it > > > > happen afterward. Instead, my most vivid memories are of spending maybe > > > > five minutes going over my bike, looking for damage, before noticing that I > > > > wasn't using my left arm and it was hanging at this kinda funny angle. > > > > > > > > I really hope that Beloki manages a great comeback; that he wakes up one > > > > morning and realizes that hey, if he could survive a crash like that and > > > > recover enough to even ride a bike, anything's possible. The clock is > > > > running though, as far as the TDF is concerned. > > > > > > Or he might recover from a difficult situation like the recent TdF winner. > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > Beyond a shadow of a doubt, we will SEE inspirational video showing > > his crash, crying in the arms of Manolo Saiz, lying in a hospital bed, > > a diagram or xray of the fractured femur, bits of titanium which have > > been inserted into his leg, struggling to get back on the bike for > > training and his first few difficult races. We'll also hear the soft > > voice-over questions, can he come back, can this tough little basque > > return to former glory, etc. > > > > On one note, he does seem to be faring a better in races of late than > > Jan. > > The little man with the gigantic heart, stomping the pedals in anger? > > Mike There is one thing many on the west side of the big pond tend to forget, for most of these european pros there's little else than their cycling careers. If he doesn't pull himself up by his own shoestraps, what's he going to do? |
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