Sad day for the cycling world
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/3489569.stm
RIP marco
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/3489569.stm
RIP marco
Originally posted by Gonzo21
Sad day for the cycling world
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/3489569.stm
RIP marco
Originally posted by EoinC
Regardless of all the scandal, he achieved more than 99.99% of us ever will. RIP.
Originally posted by Tech72
With all due respect, no he didn't. Perhaps as a racing cyclist. Not as a human being.
Tech72
Originally posted by lokstah
The guy had problems -- as Spider indicated with plenty of fairness, we all do. The guy was clearly troubled, and apparently suffered from clinical depression.
Whatever the cause of his death, whatever the circumstances, whatever his mistakes, his sins, his screw ups, or his bad steps, he was a remarkable cyclist...
...and a remarkable cyclist or just another guy, his death is a tragedy. It stinks. He was a life. He had loved ones. Rest in peace, Pirate.
Originally posted by lokstah
The guy had problems -- as Spider indicated with plenty of fairness, we all do. The guy was clearly troubled, and apparently suffered from clinical depression.
Whatever the cause of his death, whatever the circumstances, whatever his mistakes, his sins, his screw ups, or his bad steps, he was a remarkable cyclist...
...and a remarkable cyclist or just another guy, his death is a tragedy. It stinks. He was a life. He had loved ones. Rest in peace, Pirate.
Originally posted by lokstah
The guy had problems -- as Spider indicated with plenty of fairness, we all do. The guy was clearly troubled, and apparently suffered from clinical depression.
He was a life. He had loved ones. Rest in peace, Pirate.
Originally posted by Spider1977
Well there was no due respect! Unless you knew him personally how can you say that. If you believe everything that is written in the press about high profile people then more fool you.
I thought he was a great character (on the bike) and loved watching him attack those mountains. As for what he did off the bike, that's his business.
Let those without sin cast the first stone. Do you have a bag full of rocks?
Originally posted by Tech72
The point I was making is in reference to what the earlier poster wrote, that Pantani "achieved more than what 99.9% of us will ever". As a racing cyclist, absolutely, no doubt. But I disagree with a blanket statement like that.
Originally posted by EoinC
As the poster of the 99.9% statement, I concur with your arguement. I should have been more specific in my inference. I should have noted that this relates to the determination it takes to achieve what he did on his bike (this being a cycling forum).
(OTS) the depression he lived through, regardless of whether it was self-caused, is something that most of us do not have to face to the extent that he did.
Regards
Originally posted by tomdavis80
It's important to consider the fact that depression and mental illness affects athletes more than we'd like to think. Part of it has to do with the fact that they are encouraged to exude the aura of invincibility as well as not showing any weakness and showing that they aren't normal humans. Mental illnesses have a bad stigma in mainstream society but they are much worse in sports, much much worse.
Thomas Davis
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