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E.J. Ladies Man
Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 7597 City: Mogadishu
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Posted: Feb 04, 2016 5:24 pm Post subject: Oh no..now Dave Mirra |
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WTF...
Side note, as an apparent suicide, though suicide can appear to be an answer, please reach out. If not to friends/family, just a hotline. |
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FlyZone CR Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 25 May 2008 Posts: 1089 City: Nuevo Arenal, Costa Rica
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flixmaster Site Owner
Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7487
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Posted: Feb 05, 2016 8:43 am Post subject: |
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I was shocked to see the Mirra news. Watched him ride for so many years. I feel for his family. _________________ Wakeskating
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Wazzy Addict
Joined: 01 May 2003 Posts: 706 City: Illinois
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Posted: Feb 05, 2016 9:43 am Post subject: |
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SUCKS! taking your own life is never the answer.... |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Feb 05, 2016 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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on another board, most of our suspicions are around cte - the concussion caused brain disease that many former nfl and nhl players have. dave duerson and junior seau both took their own lives, believed to be because of the disease.
it wouldn't surprise me one bit to start seeing this from bmx and skate athletes, given the slams they take. i can say i was around matt hoffman, christian hosoi and steve caballero last fall and hosio and guerrero looked punch drunk. they could have been having bad days, and we know hosoi's history - just an observation from one afternoon. certainly hoffman has taken some brutal crashes and he looked no worse for the wear.
rip dave - you're a legend. |
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flixmaster Site Owner
Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7487
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Posted: Feb 05, 2016 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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I thought the same thing. I've seen Hoffman and Mirra take some nasty hits over the years. From what I have seen on CTE it sounds like a number of cross over sports will end up showing similar problems in the future. All the wrestlers that have died over the past years could fall under similar CTE issues. _________________ Wakeskating
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chavez Ladies Man
Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 27375 City: Roseville
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Posted: Feb 05, 2016 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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CTE was the very first thing I thought. I hope they are able to use his brain for research.
RIP to another legend gone way too soon. _________________
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Okie Boarder Ladies Man
Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 10056 City: Edmond
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Posted: Feb 08, 2016 9:39 am Post subject: |
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RIP indeed and I agree with the CTE thought. It's tough to see us lose these legends. _________________ If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular? |
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