Ricky Williams Interview on 60 Minutes Tonight

[UNCjigga]

This will go down as the best trade the Saints ever made...

 

[0roo0roo]

the whole idea of releasing his drug tests when they don't test postitive for a performance enhancing drug is rather silly. pot is so not performance enhancing lol🙂 buncha idiots making an issue out of nothing.

 

[Siva]

I love this guy, let him smoke his weed.

 

[new2AMD]

I didnt see the interview...did he actually say anything worth hearing?

I just assumed it would be a reiteration of everything that has already been reported about him.

 

[Sepen]

Originally posted by: xXped0thugXx
The guy is fvcking wacked out. I caught some of the interview and his thoughts/beliefs etc are just way out in left field. He should really just end his life.

Isn't he bi-polar? That would explain some of his weird actions.

 

[Argo]

What he did was totally f*cked up and selfish, but at the same time he had full rights to do what is good for him. I think if he came up with that decission in January, instead of August this wouldn't even be an issue right now.

 

[arod]

This is about what I expected from a sip 😉

 

[jjones]

Originally posted by: Mill
He acts if OTHER people have the problem, and what he did was just so he could find happiness. He could have taken his suspension, fulfilled or bought out his contract and then been done with it. He just had to do his own thing. That's what he said the entire time. He wanted freedom to do whatever he wanted whenever he wanted. In the process of doing that he cost the Dolphins a LOT more than 8 million, aggravated thousands of fans, cost his teammates money, and got his Coach basically fired. That's bullsh!t, but he is too much of a pansy to admit it. He tries to project on to others that their dissent is due to them being slaves to a stereotype of an NFL player. It just pisses me off. Not that he throw away his fame or money(that's his right), but what he did to others. He could have gone about it another way, but his selfishness(by failing drug tests and then quitting) led him to this place. He won't even admit that he quit. He says retired in a joking manner, but he couldn't get away with it because the 60 Minutes interviewer busted it on him. Really sad and sickening at the same time.

Oh, boo-fscking-hoo. He likes the weed enough to cost him his job, that's sad, but don't give me this crap about the Dolphins and the fans. They wouldn't give a fsck if they could get the next newest star on the roster.

 

[classy]

Originally posted by: RKS

Originally posted by: Mill

Originally posted by: hdeck

Originally posted by: bozik
i hate this guy

jealous much?

Think about what he did to his teammates, his Coach, his owner, his fans, and really the NFL. He could have done what he did in much fairer way. He made a commitment to people. If he was unsigned I wouldn't give a damn what he did.

I would buy that argument IF the NFL had guaranteed contracts. The ONLY thing a team owes you is the signing bonus. Even if you sign a 10 year contract the team can cut you anytime they want and not pay you.

BTW ever wonder why RBs that have promising careers leave early (Jim Brown, Barry Sanders Robert Smith)? I think they get tired of having to deal with the whole golden handcuffs thing and get out while they can still walk. Anyway Ricky Williams has some psycological (sp?) to deal with before he becomes a functional member of society.

There is huge difference between Ricky and those 3. Jim Brown quit because hollywood was paying more money than football. Football players didn't make the kind of money in his day that they do today. Sanders was just tired of losing, but he laid it out and I believe he even gave back some of the money the team gave him. Robert Smith quit because of injuries. Ricky is a clown, great back though 🙂 , but a clown none the less.

 

[Miramonti]

Mike Wallace said he cost the Dolphins their entire season, which is a load of bs. There was plenty of time to make changes to the roster, and it just shows how crappy a team the dolphins were to not have or not get a decent player to replace him.

Ricky Willimas is not the reason the dolphins are almost last in offense at this point in the season.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: jjsole
Mike Wallace said he cost the Dolphins their entire season, which is a load of bs. There was plenty of time to make changes to the roster, and it just shows how crappy a team the dolphins were to not have or not get a decent player to replace him.

Ricky Willimas is not the reason the dolphins are almost last in offense at this point in the season.

Which decent runningback were they going to sign since Williams did this after Eddie George was taken?

 

[rh71]

is inattention a word ? That's what he deserves.

 

[Red Dawn]

The guy has a twisted towel for a brain.

 

[Supahfreak]

Originally posted by: jjsole
Mike Wallace said he cost the Dolphins their entire season, which is a load of bs. There was plenty of time to make changes to the roster, and it just shows how crappy a team the dolphins were to not have or not get a decent player to replace him.

Ricky Willimas is not the reason the dolphins are almost last in offense at this point in the season.

If Stoney had retired at the end of last season instead of right before training camp the Dolphins could have tried to get Cory Dillon. They may be able to get Edge because he has shown interest in moving back to Miami.

 

[SP33Demon]

What a waste of a human being, and good talent too.

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: Supahfreak

Originally posted by: jjsole
Mike Wallace said he cost the Dolphins their entire season, which is a load of bs. There was plenty of time to make changes to the roster, and it just shows how crappy a team the dolphins were to not have or not get a decent player to replace him.

Ricky Willimas is not the reason the dolphins are almost last in offense at this point in the season.

If Stoney had retired at the end of last season instead of right before training camp the Dolphins could have tried to get Cory Dillon. They may be able to get Edge because he has shown interest in moving back to Miami.

He could have blown out a knee or broken a bone and missed the season, happens all the time. Its a bunch of crybaby wannabee contenders imo that place the blame on him when its really that the dolphins would have sucked almost as much, and wanstadt(?) probably would have been out before the beginning of next season anyways.

To not have a contingency plan for a player going down, particularly the vulnerable running back position is absurd, muchless blame the season on him leaving is more foolish than anything williams did.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
the whole idea of releasing his drug tests when they don't test postitive for a performance enhancing drug is rather silly. pot is so not performance enhancing lol🙂 buncha idiots making an issue out of nothing.

The rules states no drugs. There is not a list of exceptions.

 

[marcello]

Originally posted by: Mill

Originally posted by: hdeck

Originally posted by: bozik
i hate this guy

jealous much?

Think about what he did to his teammates, his Coach, his owner, his fans, and really the NFL. He could have done what he did in much fairer way. He made a commitment to people. If he was unsigned I wouldn't give a damn what he did.

So the team can fire him any day they want, but he can't quit any day he wants? 😕

Almost eveyone in this topic is a moron. He can do whatever he wants. If he doesn't want to play football, that makes him a useless person? Please, playing football adds nothing to this world except entertainment, and there's plenty of that to go around. The Dolphins sucked last year with him, they suck this year without him, and they would still suck with him considering how good the AFC is.

A lot of you I think are just anti-drugs because you don't know anything about it. I think he's a great person for not accepting what everyone else wants him to do and instead doing his own thing.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: marcello
So the team can fire him any day they want, but he can't quit any day he wants? 😕

Almost eveyone in this topic is a moron. He can do whatever he wants. If he doesn't want to play football, that makes him a useless person? Please, playing football adds nothing to this world except entertainment, and there's plenty of that to go around. The Dolphins sucked last year with him, they suck this year without him, and they would still suck with him considering how good the AFC is.

A lot of you I think are just anti-drugs because you don't know anything about it. I think he's a great person for not accepting what everyone else wants him to do and instead doing his own thing.

The contracts are something that he signed and agreed to. A team must honor payment of the contract even if they choose to not let him play.

If he choses to not play and the team is allowing him to play, then he is in violation.

He apparently does not think that rules that he agreed to (in order to get the big $$) are something that he should obey.

I think he's a great person for not accepting what everyone else wants him to do and instead doing his own thing

No one is making him play, it is that he does not want to take the responsiblity of being a football player and living by the contract that he signed.

If he wants to immitate Bob Marley or whoever and smoke himself silly, good for him. Just do not break any laws in doing so. And he should not complain that he has to return money that was accepted in advance for being a professional player.

And when he is broke, do not try and come back begging forgiveness.

 

[Weeeman]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
the whole idea of releasing his drug tests when they don't test postitive for a performance enhancing drug is rather silly. pot is so not performance enhancing lol🙂 buncha idiots making an issue out of nothing.

The rules states no drugs. There is not a list of exceptions.

Everyone knew he did them though, thats the thing.

Most of the NBA seems to be on it too 😀

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: Weeeman

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
the whole idea of releasing his drug tests when they don't test postitive for a performance enhancing drug is rather silly. pot is so not performance enhancing lol🙂 buncha idiots making an issue out of nothing.

The rules states no drugs. There is not a list of exceptions.

Everyone knew he did them though, thats the thing.

Most of the NBA seems to be on it too 😀

That everyone is doing it seems to be the excuse.

If you are caught doing the illegal drugs (no matter what type) you need to pay the piper.

In most of the pro leagues, you are given a second and third chance. If by that point, you do not understand the meaning of the word no then you apperewntly are not grown up enough to be a pro.

 

[marcello]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Originally posted by: marcello
So the team can fire him any day they want, but he can't quit any day he wants? 😕

Almost eveyone in this topic is a moron. He can do whatever he wants. If he doesn't want to play football, that makes him a useless person? Please, playing football adds nothing to this world except entertainment, and there's plenty of that to go around. The Dolphins sucked last year with him, they suck this year without him, and they would still suck with him considering how good the AFC is.

A lot of you I think are just anti-drugs because you don't know anything about it. I think he's a great person for not accepting what everyone else wants him to do and instead doing his own thing.

The contracts are something that he signed and agreed to. A team must honor payment of the contract even if they choose to not let him play.

If he choses to not play and the team is allowing him to play, then he is in violation.

He apparently does not think that rules that he agreed to (in order to get the big $$) are something that he should obey.

I think he's a great person for not accepting what everyone else wants him to do and instead doing his own thing

No one is making him play, it is that he does not want to take the responsiblity of being a football player and living by the contract that he signed.

If he wants to immitate Bob Marley or whoever and smoke himself silly, good for him. Just do not break any laws in doing so. And he should not complain that he has to return money that was accepted in advance for being a professional player.

And when he is broke, do not try and come back begging forgiveness.

He's only guaranteed his bonus money if they cut him. Everything else is gone. So, the owners can cut him and only pay him the remaining bonus he is owed and that's not fair because they are deciding not to honor the contract they signed. How is that ok? That's an equal amount of bullsh|t, but no one cares because they want to see Ricky play. All people care about is themselves, and they get up in arms because they can't watch one of the better HB's play anymore. If you sign a contract for a 9-5 job, you can quit any day you want, no questions asked. Why can't he?

 

[EagleKeeper]

He's only guaranteed his bonus money if they cut him. Everything else is gone. So, the owners can cut him and only pay him the remaining bonus he is owed and that's not fair because they are deciding not to honor the contract they signed. How is that ok? That's an equal amount of bullsh|t, but no one cares because they want to see Ricky play. All people care about is themselves, and they get up in arms because they can't watch one of the better HB's play anymore. If you sign a contract for a 9-5 job, you can quit any day you want, no questions asked. Why can't he?

He can quit anytime, however, he should not be expected to be rewarded for breaking his contract. :disgust:

Why are the owners "cutting" him. Because he choses to not play.

I am not seeing what is the problem?

The points seem to be that.
He has failed drug testing previously.
He has been requested to submit to testing and is refusing to submit another test.
He knew that if he refused, he can not play.

If he fails the test, it is up to the league to determine the punishment, he seems to not want to accept any punishment.

Please enlighten me on what facts that I have wrong and/or missing.

 

[SP33Demon]

Originally posted by: marcello

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Originally posted by: marcello
So the team can fire him any day they want, but he can't quit any day he wants? 😕

Almost eveyone in this topic is a moron. He can do whatever he wants. If he doesn't want to play football, that makes him a useless person? Please, playing football adds nothing to this world except entertainment, and there's plenty of that to go around. The Dolphins sucked last year with him, they suck this year without him, and they would still suck with him considering how good the AFC is.

A lot of you I think are just anti-drugs because you don't know anything about it. I think he's a great person for not accepting what everyone else wants him to do and instead doing his own thing.

The contracts are something that he signed and agreed to. A team must honor payment of the contract even if they choose to not let him play.

If he choses to not play and the team is allowing him to play, then he is in violation.

He apparently does not think that rules that he agreed to (in order to get the big $$) are something that he should obey.

I think he's a great person for not accepting what everyone else wants him to do and instead doing his own thing

No one is making him play, it is that he does not want to take the responsiblity of being a football player and living by the contract that he signed.

If he wants to immitate Bob Marley or whoever and smoke himself silly, good for him. Just do not break any laws in doing so. And he should not complain that he has to return money that was accepted in advance for being a professional player.

And when he is broke, do not try and come back begging forgiveness.

He's only guaranteed his bonus money if they cut him. Everything else is gone. So, the owners can cut him and only pay him the remaining bonus he is owed and that's not fair because they are deciding not to honor the contract they signed. How is that ok? That's an equal amount of bullsh|t, but no one cares because they want to see Ricky play. All people care about is themselves, and they get up in arms because they can't watch one of the better HB's play anymore. If you sign a contract for a 9-5 job, you can quit any day you want, no questions asked. Why can't he?

Um, why are you defending this POS of a human being.

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: SP33Demon

Originally posted by: marcello

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Originally posted by: marcello
So the team can fire him any day they want, but he can't quit any day he wants? 😕

Almost eveyone in this topic is a moron. He can do whatever he wants. If he doesn't want to play football, that makes him a useless person? Please, playing football adds nothing to this world except entertainment, and there's plenty of that to go around. The Dolphins sucked last year with him, they suck this year without him, and they would still suck with him considering how good the AFC is.

A lot of you I think are just anti-drugs because you don't know anything about it. I think he's a great person for not accepting what everyone else wants him to do and instead doing his own thing.

The contracts are something that he signed and agreed to. A team must honor payment of the contract even if they choose to not let him play.

If he choses to not play and the team is allowing him to play, then he is in violation.

He apparently does not think that rules that he agreed to (in order to get the big $$) are something that he should obey.

I think he's a great person for not accepting what everyone else wants him to do and instead doing his own thing

No one is making him play, it is that he does not want to take the responsiblity of being a football player and living by the contract that he signed.

If he wants to immitate Bob Marley or whoever and smoke himself silly, good for him. Just do not break any laws in doing so. And he should not complain that he has to return money that was accepted in advance for being a professional player.

And when he is broke, do not try and come back begging forgiveness.

He's only guaranteed his bonus money if they cut him. Everything else is gone. So, the owners can cut him and only pay him the remaining bonus he is owed and that's not fair because they are deciding not to honor the contract they signed. How is that ok? That's an equal amount of bullsh|t, but no one cares because they want to see Ricky play. All people care about is themselves, and they get up in arms because they can't watch one of the better HB's play anymore. If you sign a contract for a 9-5 job, you can quit any day you want, no questions asked. Why can't he?

Um, why are you defending this POS of a human being.

Wow, lighten up, we're not talking about Ray Caruth. :roll: People quit their job all the time, awkward timing or not, but welcome to life. Its only one guy on one freakin football team, whoopdy doo.