# How do you ruin a good life? Shoot yourself in the thigh. **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 2, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520 "2008-12-02T14:54:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Auto0utcast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/auto0utcast/32/6281_2.png) [@Auto0utcast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Auto0utcast)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/21 "2008-12-03T11:44:13Z")
> [@GranMassaX](#): > > couldn’t care less. GIANTS do not need him. Toomer, Smith, Hixon and Moss will step it up. forgot Manningham, Boss, Johnson ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/22 "2008-12-03T11:50:38Z")
> [@EJ257FTW](#): > > forgot Manningham, Boss, Johnson no, I didn’t. I mentioned the WRs that will actually get playing time ---
**Author:** ![Auto0utcast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/auto0utcast/32/6281_2.png) [@Auto0utcast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Auto0utcast)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/23 "2008-12-03T12:04:31Z")
manningham is young yet but talent wise i think hes better than moss by far… boss is starting tight end and johnson comes in when they run their 2 TE or “jumbo” package… so… manningham should at LEAST split time with moss to aid in his progression. ---
**Author:** ![plaf713](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@plaf713](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/plaf713)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/24 "2008-12-03T12:06:12Z")
> [@Mk4 30R](#): > > i agree walt, while he has made some recent mistakes, ones which overcast the good things hes done, professional althetes, while some dislike them, they arent born everyday. it takes alot of heart, guts and dedication to make it that far. sure it takes milliseconds to throw it all away… football players endure some serious hits during a game, hits that are comparable to the forces of getting hit by a car week in and week out. i duno how many of you have been hit by a car, but i have a few times, and it sucks! i totally disagree with that, it all about timing, luck, and the right opportunity, many athletes decide not to pursue a career in sports, many get hurt, many get caught up in gangs, die, there is so much mroe to it than just being good and making it to the pro’s. Theres thousands of people that have the same physical ability than plaxico that never played football, or never had the opportunity. He was lucky, and no way does he deserve his millions, no nfl player nor any other sport deserves that. We can only blame ourselves for him making that much because we watch the games on tv, we buy the tickets and the jerseys ---
**Author:** ![waltbabyluv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/waltbabyluv/32/6300_2.png) [@waltbabyluv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/waltbabyluv)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/25 "2008-12-03T12:18:43Z")
> [@plaf713](#): > > i totally disagree with that, it all about timing, luck, and the right opportunity, many athletes decide not to pursue a career in sports, many get hurt, many get caught up in gangs, die, there is so much mroe to it than just being good and making it to the pro’s. Theres thousands of people that have the same physical ability than plaxico that never played football, or never had the opportunity. He was lucky, and no way does he deserve his millions, no nfl player nor any other sport deserves that. We can only blame ourselves for him making that much because we watch the games on tv, we buy the tickets and the jerseys blame YOURSELF, i have no problem with it at all. If they can make that kind of money playing a game, then so be it. If anyone thinks they can do it, Go to college, play the sport, and make millions, its just that easy… ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/26 "2008-12-03T12:27:58Z")
> [@plaf713](#): > > many athletes decide not to pursue a career in sports, many get hurt, many get caught up in gangs, die, there is so much mroe to it than just being good and making it to the pro’s. Theres thousands of people that have the same physical ability than plaxico that never played football, or never had the opportunity. whether you like him or not is a matter of opinion. but what you just said above falls right back **onto what i said about HEART, GUTS AND DEDICATION TO WHAT YOURE DOING. if you arent dedicated** you will let gangs or drugs take its place. if you have no **guts** , you will give into the temptation, rather than avoiding it and doing whats right. and if youve got no **heart** you will also give up on your dream. its not about if he deserves the money or not. what he did is wrong. hes aware, hes said hes his own worst enemy, and will take himself down by his actions. none of us have been in the spotlight or have dealt with the situations or the pressure hes under so we cant say “i would never do that” or “hes dumb”, “he should know better”… truth is, we are all human, and we screw up, some bigger than others, and some are in the social limelight when they do it… get up, get over it, move on, and learn from it. ---
**Author:** ![plaf713](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@plaf713](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/plaf713)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/27 "2008-12-03T12:29:37Z")
who said it was that easy, but dont think that he deserves the money because he somehow a better athlete than other people, tons of people have natural athletic ability and do other things and dont make millions as pro athletes. I played college football and there were people playing that had less ability than people i played with in high school, its all about opportunity. Personally, the only thing i do is watch football, i dont buy jerseys, i dont go to the games. Now do i like or dislike him at all, i just think its wrong to say that an athlete is rare, anyone can make it if everything is setup right. ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/28 "2008-12-03T12:31:59Z")
> [@EJ257FTW](#): > > manningham is young yet but talent wise i think hes better than moss by far… boss is starting tight end and johnson comes in when they run their 2 TE or “jumbo” package… so… manningham should at LEAST split time with moss to aid in his progression. Manningham is a rookie that only has one reception on the year. How can you say he more talent than Moss? Guy hasn’t even played. Moss has been around for 3 years. I’m talking about the WR position, not sure why you brought up TEs. Johnson is NOT a receiving TE, he will not “step it up” and will not be expected to. ---
**Author:** ![waltbabyluv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/waltbabyluv/32/6300_2.png) [@waltbabyluv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/waltbabyluv)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/29 "2008-12-03T12:35:38Z")
> [@plaf713](#): > > who said it was that easy, but dont think that he deserves the money because he somehow a better athlete than other people, tons of people have natural athletic ability and do other things and dont make millions as pro athletes. I played college football and there were people playing that had less ability than people i played with in high school, its all about opportunity. Personally, the only thing i do is watch football, i dont buy jerseys, i dont go to the games. Now do i like or dislike him at all, i just think its wrong to say that an athlete is rare, anyone can make it if everything is setup right. well i guess that if someone has the athletic ability to play in the nfl, but decides to work in a factory, or wal-mart its their fault. Not Plaxico Burress, he knew what he had to do, aong with everyone in the nfl to get to that level, and they did it. ---
**Author:** ![91teg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91teg/32/6304_2.png) [@91teg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91teg)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/30 "2008-12-03T12:40:06Z")
simply they just let the fame get to their heads ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/31 "2008-12-03T12:42:11Z")
> [@waltbabyluv](#): > > well i guess that if someone has the athletic ability to play in the nfl, but decides to work in a factory, or wal-mart its their fault. Not Plaxico Burress, he knew what he had to do, aong with everyone in the nfl to get to that level, and they did it. NFL, so easy a cave man can do it ---
**Author:** ![plaf713](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@plaf713](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/plaf713)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/32 "2008-12-03T12:42:22Z")
> [@waltbabyluv](#): > > well i guess that if someone has the athletic ability to play in the nfl, but decides to work in a factory, or wal-mart its their fault. Not Plaxico Burress, he knew what he had to do, aong with everyone in the nfl to get to that level, and they did it. not necessarily, what if in college a coach favors someone else, there are so many situations. If you have ever played football at a competitive level such a college you could understand where i’m coming from, not everything is held in the palm of your hand ---
**Author:** ![MX-5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mx-5/32/6336_2.png) [@MX-5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MX-5)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/33 "2008-12-03T12:43:14Z")
my girlfriend said he told the media that it slipped down his sweatpants and his penis unlocked the safety :nuts ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/34 "2008-12-03T12:44:13Z")
thats why youve gotta do work, and make things happen. cant sit back and wait for obama hand outs. make the coaches notice you, go the extra mile, play harder, run faster. be early, leave late. and dont slack off in your studies. fail a test =ride the bench is usually the way it goes ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/35 "2008-12-03T12:44:51Z")
> [@plaf713](#): > > not necessarily, what if in college a coach favors someone else, there are so many situations. If you have ever played football at a competitive level such a college you could understand where i’m coming from, not everything is held in the palm of your hand your outcome in life IS held in the palm of your hand. It is not controlled by anyone else and anyone that thinks otherwise is just a whiny bitch that cannot take responsibility for their own actions. AND if a coach favored some other player then is was probably because they were BETTER ---
**Author:** ![plaf713](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@plaf713](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/plaf713)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/36 "2008-12-03T12:52:05Z")
so if a guy gets hurt, and another player rises to the occasion and does pretty well, that is the fault of the player that got hurt? No, to many things come into play, like i said before, its hard to understand unless you have played at a high level of competition where everyone could start for the team. ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/37 "2008-12-03T12:58:17Z")
> [@plaf713](#): > > so if a guy gets hurt, and another player rises to the occasion and does pretty well, that is the fault of the player that got hurt? No, to many things come into play, like i said before, its hard to understand unless you have played at a high level of competition where everyone could start for the team. ummm…yes if the backup is better than the player that got hurt then yes it is that players fault for not being as good as his backup (ie: drew bledsoe and tom brady… it’s totally drews fault for not being as good and getting benched) whats your experience in a high level of competition? ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/38 "2008-12-03T13:19:16Z")
> [@GranMassaX](#): > > your outcome in life IS held in the palm of your hand. It is not controlled by anyone else and anyone that thinks otherwise is just a whiny bitch that cannot take responsibility for their own actions. AND if a coach favored some other player then is was probably because they were BETTER Please, life isn’t fair and far from everyone get do anything they want. You can have all the heart and guts you want but if you’re 5’1" you’ll never be an NBA star. There are plenty of things that aren’t up to you. ---
**Author:** ![plaf713](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@plaf713](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/plaf713)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/39 "2008-12-03T13:47:30Z")
someone with some common sense ---
**Author:** ![waltbabyluv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/waltbabyluv/32/6300_2.png) [@waltbabyluv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/waltbabyluv)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520/40 "2008-12-03T13:50:15Z")
> [@plaf713](#): > > someone with some common sense right because he agrees with you, and everyone should agree with you because you played college football, so we cant talk to you about football, because you know it all. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-ruin-a-good-life-shoot-yourself-in-the-thigh/240520.md?page=3)