Rickey Williams RETIRING????

[tapakeg]

What, after 5 years in the nfl and one of the best backs he's calling it quits?  Oh well at least he's going out on his own and in good health

[GRUNHERZ]

Finally one of these guy's figures out that he is filty rich for his whole life (if he's reponsible) and that there is no reason to stay in only to later get out with a wrecked body for life.  Of course then there was the weed thing.

[FUNKED1]

You gotta really "want it" to play football at that level.  It's not baseball or golf or something like that where you can half-ass it 90% of the time.  Good for him.

[Stang]

You can "half ass" it in golf at the professional level and somehow still make millions?  Don't think so bro.  I'd say there's more slackers in baseball and basketball than there ever would be in golf.  Pure and simple, every week you have to go out and earn your living, nothing is guaranteed.  In the NBA, you get a guaranteed mulityear contract.  Think it over again.

[FUNKED1]

Sorry I meant 100%.  

[RedTop]

Originally posted by Stang
You can "half ass" it in golf at the professional level and somehow still make millions?  Don't think so bro.  I'd say there's more slackers in baseball and basketball than there ever would be in golf.  Pure and simple, every week you have to go out and earn your living, nothing is guaranteed.  In the NBA, you get a guaranteed mulityear contract.  Think it over again.

I aree with you Stang........

Tough to stay in that Top125 to stay exempt for the next year when you have to make 400k or more now. Something like that. No slacking on the PGA Tour or you will be selling sweaters to old men and telling the old ladies how nice those ugly friggin gulochs are , while trying to cure a 100 yard slice for a HACK that can't spell Straight. Much less hit 1 out of a 100. Golf is a sport and now days..It's DANG tough to make it on the Big Tour , Nationwide Tour.

[Fruda]

I'd say Golf is the most (mentally) difficult sport out there. If you're new to it, there's no chance in hell that you'll even place in the top 10 in a local tourney.

Baseball has the most slackers. Just look at Jeff Bagwell for the past 3 years, and he isn't even a bad slacker!

[Masherbrum]

I'm sure Marijuana has a little bit to do with his "early exit".

Karaya

[Lizking]

Ricky Williams is a Girlie-man, always has been.

[Pongo]

Originally posted by FUNKED1
You gotta really "want it" to play football at that level.  It's not baseball or golf or something like that where you can half-ass it 90% of the time.  Good for him.

What sir Mike said.

[Sixpence]

Originally posted by Masherbrum
I'm sure Marijuana has a little bit to do with his "early exit".

Karaya

Not even close, Ricky got caught because he didn't care if he did, he was leaving. There are ways to avoid marijuana detection in tests, lots of NFL players smoke. Remember the joint they found in Moss's car when he tried to run that traffic cop down? And he passes his tests. They all pass.

I'm not sure what financial shape he is in, so I would advise him that he is only young once and that this may be his last few years to make big money. But it seems that there are some things that are more important than money and football to him.

Funked is right, you cannot play football half heartedly, you will get hurt or get your teammates hurt.

Thank God he decided before I draft for my winners leagues, that would have sucked.

[SirLoin]

He got rich and went soft...Happens a lot to rock n rollers too.

[Dinger]

Heh.  He went on tour with Lenny Kravitz and found it "too confining".  I feel the same way just looking at the guy.

He's been reading a lot of philosophy lately too. That's the original slacker pastime.

[Eagler]

running from the law -
he aint got the NFL to protect him now  LOL

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by Lizking
Ricky Williams is a Girlie-man, always has been.

I agree.

Karaya