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Old 10-18-07, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by mwrobe1
-Ism's in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in The Beatles, I just believe in me." Good point there. After all, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus.
Here's another clue for you all, the walrus was Paul.
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Originally Posted by UmneyDurak
So in other words, "would you like fries with that" is your plan B. Even if you don't realize it.
Or learning how to correctly place Pepperoni's.
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Looking down for your e-penis? What a stupid post. Your cockiness will be your biggest downfall.
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Originally Posted by PRO CYCLIST
Why do I seem cocky?
Because there's no ranked Cat1's by the name of Jason in California?
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your arms and upper body are way too big to compete at the pro level in anything other than pure sprinting or the track


you already lose.
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You know what's even funnier than the O.P.'s initial post?
The fact that most of you are taking it seriously enough to try and come up with witty and insulting responses.

Think about it...

if A) the post was serious... that's damn funny.
if B) the post wasn't serious... that's still funny, and you are giving the exact response the OP was looking for.

I'm not sure which is more amusing.

Honest or not, I want to see more posts by PRO RACER!
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Originally Posted by d2create
You know what's even funnier than the O.P.'s initial post?
The fact that most of you are taking it seriously enough to try and come up with witty and insulting responses.

Think about it...


if A) the post was serious... that's damn funny.
if B) the post wasn't serious... that's still funny, and you are giving the exact response the OP was looking for.

I'm not sure which is more amusing.

Honest or not, I want to see more posts by PRO RACER!
shame on you for using "thinking" in this thread...thats plain ********
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Originally Posted by d2create
You know what's even funnier than the O.P.'s initial post?
The fact that most of you are taking it seriously enough to try and come up with witty and insulting responses.
I tend to look at the accidents as I drive by....must be human nature.
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Originally Posted by ggg300
shame on you for using "thinking" in this thread...thats plain ********
LOL, true... true...
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Have fun being a pro. Let me know when you need to borrow money to "eat".
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Originally Posted by Cypress
Have fun being a pro. Let me know when you need to borrow money to "eat".
He's BA-ack!
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Originally Posted by PRO CYCLIST
Hello. My name is Jason. I am new here but I am definately not new to cycling. I'm a Cat 1 rider in California and my goal is to become pro. I ride often - hard, fast, aggressive, and most of all....RAW.

Why do I seem cocky? All the greats are. It comes from believing in yourself. Who do you want operating on you in a life/death situation? Someone who is unsure if they can do the job? Or someone that says let's do this?

Perhaps you may see me one day on OLN racing with greats...I think about this moment every day until it becomes reality. Nuclear weapons, F22 stealth fighters, Tomcat cruise missiles, ME... What do they all have in common? We're purpose built to do the job as efficiently as possible.

The taste of victory is sweet my friends. Unfortunately I have also tasted the bitter sweetness of defeat. Therefore I am incorporating power meter training and off season weight lifting to sharpen my blade. 2008 will be a slaughterfest.

If you have any questions I can answer feel free to drop me a PM or email.

-Jason

I bet you're the kind of guy who says "on your left" with a few other choice words to trash talk other cyclists as they are left dumbfounded in your wake of greatness as you pass them. Like Bob Newhart, I've got two words to help you with your condition: "stop it!".

Remember all of the greats had a team to help them along.
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The unasked question: Can PRO CYCLIST dial it up to 400 watts?
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Originally Posted by bbattle
The unasked question: Can PRO CYCLIST dial it up to 400 watts?
I was thinking of, "Does the placement of his bib straps lead to bloody nipples?"
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does anyone realize the picture is nabbed off of ebay?
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Originally Posted by Xhavier_5478
does anyone realize the picture is nabbed off of ebay?
Ha! That would explain a lot about the picture. Do you have a link?
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We've All Been Had. Curse You Ryanf !!!!
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Originally Posted by Garfield Cat
You don't have to act in a cocky manner to believe in yourself. In fact, the cockiness may even reveal other things that may get in your way.
Ask Manny Ramirez. He combines amazing cockiness (posing to watch his HR sail out of the park the other night with his team losing 7 - 3) with complete apathy:

>>Wednesday afternoon Ramirez held a rare news conference and did one better, shrugging off not only the Red Sox's 3-1 American League championship series deficit but also questioning the importance of the entire pursuit.

"Why panic?" Ramirez said. "If we don't do it, we'll come back next year and try again. If it doesn't happen, who cares? There's always next year. It's not the end of the world."<<
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dudes got hairy legs too....just saying....pro my butt..
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Originally Posted by patentcad
Ask Manny Ramirez. He combines amazing cockiness . . . . with complete apathy:
That's the beginning of the end for him in Boston. And I couldn't be happier.
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Originally Posted by Xhavier_5478
does anyone realize the picture is nabbed off of ebay?
I call first bid on the mop!
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Originally Posted by blonduathlongrl
I call first bid on the mop!
I wonder if those bananas are still ripe?
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I just saw this. Wow. I think this sums it up nicely.
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