Comments on: James Stewart Needs a New Publicist (Opinion) (Editorials) (News)

By: wackary

wackary — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:10:09 +0000

No one could have said it any better than this guy did (karlsbad)! The real point of it is we have all seen the behavior of true champions in the sport of motocross. Bailey, Ward, Carmichael, Hannah, DeCoster, O’Mara, Barnett, Glover, Stanton, McGrath, Lackey; the list goes on and on, all guys with both talent and heart, usually more of the latter! First of all, I cannot believe the pu$$@ manuever these guys are pulling where they only race Supercross! Unbelievable! Another argument for another day, but also another example of how far James Stewart is away from the great champions of the sport. As karlsbad said, a great champion would show up at the remaining races, do his best to kick @$$ and then be trackside at the Des Nations to assist/support his fellow American racers. That would be the behavior of a true champion and hopefully, will be the advice given to Stewart by someone who cares about him. Meanwhile, he is fast becoming “that guy who could have been”, that guy with the brilliant talent but just couldnt get out of his own way. Ron LeChien comes to mind and I knew handful after handful of talented local and regional guys who just could’nt be bothered to do the work it takes. Stewart needs an “intervention”, a sit-down with Ronnie LeChien and Ricky Carmicheal where some reality lessons are imparted. I bet Ronnie especially has pertinent advice. It is such a waste to see such raw talent, such an amazing rider, pure physical genius in mechanical human motion on a mx bike, so deeply and utterly lost. Such a waste. “Supercross only”, INDEED!

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By: michael

michael — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:24:51 +0000

And now the word many figured was coming, not racing the remaining MX rounds.
Hope he heals-up and comes out swinging in SX. It could be an epic battle of the Ryans, and James!

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By: Joey Wilson

Joey Wilson — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:51:48 +0000

James: Get off the reality show NOW, put yourself back to training hard NOW and fire all those ***-kissers that follow you around NOW. Re-fire the talent that got you here, work like the devil, take a big dose of humble. Or keep going the way you’re going, finish making a joke out of yourself, then get on ‘Dancing with the Stars’, and get the Teutels to build you a custom cast your ego in the chrome bling it so richly deserves. Park it next to the Lambo . . . .

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By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:33:01 +0000

Wa-wa-wa…

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By: karlsbad

karlsbad — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:38:41 +0000

So let me get this straight, Rossi compound fractures his leg and is back on a bike in 4 weeks, racing competatively a short while after that.
Stewart fractures his wrist and is out for 8 months? Come on who is kidding who here, champions are warriors wanting back in the fight as soon as possible.
Stewart saw a chance for glory and forged ahead, he could not get his way…so didn’t finish the second race.
Can any one imagine the likes of Ward, Carmicheal,Baley,Hanna, and the list goes on, quitting as Stewart did.
He said nothing of pain in his wrist only that his bike was ill prepared. Good enough to finish second in the first moto but not good enough to even ride in the second?
Awesome spectacular rider he may well be, but champion and ambassador of the sport at this point I am not sure.
Prove me wrong James set your bike up ride the remaining races win them all if you can then show up and support the chosen riders at the MX Dnations.
Thats what a champion would do.!!!

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By: Burt

Burt — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:03:04 +0000

Norm has his stuff together on this. Stewart understood
that he still had a chance to make the team. Found
out differently. Now frustrated. Felt he
needed to explain himself to fans & sponsors.
It was important to him.
But let Decoster manage. Democracies don’t work, even
in democracies.

Stewart isn’t Brett. Stewart was off due to injury.

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By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:25:27 +0000

I agree with you Tom…. most here are jumping to the concusion that Stewart is telling us the facts…but the ego ALWAYS changes the facts when it feels blame & must rationalize, justify & minimize our responsibility in whatever negative situation occurs.
There are 2 issues in my opinion in the letter..
1. Stewart was not prepared to race Unadilla either physically or bike setup-wise & QUIT the 2nd Moto
2. He seemed to believe or at least hoped that making a showing at Unadilla might get him a spot on MX Des Nations team USA.

Could it be that he felt so embarrassed or humiliated by basically quitting the 2nd Moto that this is what he is expressing in his letter? That’s how I read it. RC or McGrath would have NEVER not finished the 2nd Moto. This letter sounds like Stewarts excuse for quitting by using a little diversionary tactic to draw people into the MX Des Nation issue. How could Team USA select Stewart over more deserving riders when he couldn’t even finish 2 Motos’??? Team USA made the right move & remember… we do not know when the decision was made nor what Stewart was told, etc…

The fact that a lot of people here side with Stewart without pause is troubling… just be cause Stewart WAS a good rider does not mean he still IS a good rider. He IS NOT & will NEVER be in the class of an RC or McGrath skill-wise & surely not mature professional athlete-wise… too immature…

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By: Ruefus

Ruefus — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:50:57 +0000

The fact that it was written at all is the problem.

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By: ERNDOG

ERNDOG — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 20:46:42 +0000

If James was told he had a shot at the team if he proved himself in the last 4 nationals he has a right to be upset…now all he can do is train hard and do well so that the team can see they made a mistake. To see how badly he wants to represent the US is inspiring. I predict he will be motivated to dominate like days of old and hope he does.

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By: Jonny

Jonny — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:40:17 +0000

What do you guys say, could it be possible we start some kind of boycott of the sx only teams? write them tell them about their misstakes and so on, contact the industry, tv all the media and just let the word out that this is not what we, the hardcore mx AND sx fans want for our sport. I think this could make things happen if we do it together, after all the money that runs the teams has to come from us amateurs in the beginning right?
No bikes sold…. no teams….u get what i mean

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