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Official Conor McGregor thread (part 3) *Updated Warning in 1st Post Re:Boxing match
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Deleted User wrote: »haha A month is steep he will be gone for 208 :eek:
He can appeal if he wishes, I'll listen.
Just getting the point across, there are forum and site rules, they are not to be ignored.0 -
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Haha, funny. Yea.
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As for Conor, at least it's not Russian hookers and watersports. That'd be a whole other level of grief.
I don't particularly like athletes doing cocaine (even out of competition), purely because it has played a role in shortening the careers of many stellar athletes. Martina Hingis was hardly past her prime at 27 when she was busted but it effectively ended her career. Later reports from ex-boyfriends claimed she was a coke-fiend. Diego Maradona likewise, had his career absolutely fall short of its full potential by coke.
It's actually a long list of top notch athletes who had lots of money yet could have lasted longer at the top of their game if they weren't mad for the white stuff.
Granted, Conor doesn't sound like he's sticking around fighting into his mid-30's but I don't think it's going to do him much good to keep partying like he is.
The timing is also not great really. The Sunday World ran an article exposing his sister Aoife's new husband, Mark Elliot, with the flattering headline:
"Sister of UFC star Conor McGregor weds ex-con in lavish ceremony".
It goes on to detail him getting 6 years in Wheatfield for being busted with 2 kilos of cannabis and 40 grand cash. He landed on his feet when he got out recently.
I just don't see many upsides for Conor to be doing it at all (if all reports and photos are true, which they seem to be). It simply can't be conferring any benefits to him or his career and he looks like he has put on a stone in the last month. I might sound boring but a professional athlete can party all they want when they retire.
He did a lot of partying through his ACL rehab and it didn't do him a whole lot of good. I thought this "Win or Learn" malarkey was a mantra that might apply to shoving stuff up your nose too.0 -
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Thinly veiled attempted by me to segway in a new direction. But my sources (;)) tell me that Conor is back in the gym.
At what sort of frequency remains to be seen. But he's there...doing more than just boxing too.
Is your source an Olympic gold medalist wrestler? Would have loved to see Helen train to be fair she was an animal in Rio.
Ah I'm not the moral police on what Conor wants to shove up his nose or not...just don't see the upside for any athlete. It's a short career in sports and they have many years to party like it's 1999 afterwards.
It'd be really cool to see Conor enter some BJJ events this year if he truly is taking time off. He did say in the Polaris promo video that he'd like to enter a few events and prove he can compete.0 -
wonderfullife wrote: »Mod entrance:
As for Conor, at least it's not Russian hookers and watersports. That'd be a whole other level of grief.
I don't particularly like athletes doing cocaine (even out of competition), purely because it has played a role in shortening the careers of many stellar athletes. Martina Hingis was hardly past her prime at 27 when she was busted but it effectively ended her career. Later reports from ex-boyfriends claimed she was a coke-fiend. Diego Maradona likewise, had his career absolutely fall short of its full potential by coke.
It's actually a long list of top notch athletes who had lots of money yet could have lasted longer at the top of their game if they weren't mad for the white stuff.
Granted, Conor doesn't sound like he's sticking around fighting into his mid-30's but I don't think it's going to do him much good to keep partying like he is.
The timing is also not great really. The Sunday World ran an article exposing his sister Aoife's new husband, Mark Elliot, with the flattering headline:
"Sister of UFC star Conor McGregor weds ex-con in lavish ceremony".
It goes on to detail him getting 6 years in Wheatfield for being busted with 2 kilos of cannabis and 40 grand cash. He landed on his feet when he got out recently.
I just don't see many upsides for Conor to be doing it at all (if all reports and photos are true, which they seem to be). It simply can't be conferring any benefits to him or his career and he looks like he has put on a stone in the last month. I might sound boring but a professional athlete can party all they want when they retire.
He did a lot of partying through his ACL rehab and it didn't do him a whole lot of good. I thought this "Win or Learn" malarkey was a mantra that might apply to shoving stuff up your nose too.
Martina hingis is still winning finals and as of yesterday is into another one:)
But your post does make a lot of sense in fairness.0 -
Wheeliebin30 wrote: »Martina hingis is still winning finals and as of yesterday is into another one:)
But your post does make a lot of sense in fairness.
2 men and a sheep do be watching the doubles at the Slams lol
. If she wasn't mad for the white powder she could have added multiple more singles Grand Slams over the years.
Anyway Leander Paes carries her :pac:
I know I sound fierce boring and sheltered but I don't understand why top athletes don't wait til they retire and then go mad on partying when they've nothing better to do. Until then why not be happy with a few pints on the weekend.0 -
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wonderfullife wrote: »Is your source an Olympic gold medalist wrestler? Would have loved to see Helen train to be fair she was an animal in Rio.
Ah I'm not the moral police on what Conor wants to shove up his nose or not...just don't see the upside for any athlete. It's a short career in sports and they have many years to party like it's 1999 afterwards.
It'd be really cool to see Conor enter some BJJ events this year if he truly is taking time off. He did say in the Polaris promo video that he'd like to enter a few events and prove he can compete.
Not in a million years would the UFC allow him do any grappling competitions, mainly because of image rights and injury risks.0 -
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Shane Coleman on Newstalk this morning mentioned that McGregor is the most coveted irish sports star at the moment.
Collette replies with "well so is Paul O'Connell - he is everywhere, doing ads for Aldi and all"
Shane says - I don't know about McGregor.
Collette - Well you've a few suits like him.
Coleman - He has a few suits like me (cringe)
Coleman - I don't know. Have a listen to this (plays clip of McGregor after he beats Alverez and says he apologises to absolutely nobody with some beeps at the end)
Coleman - Class eh?
We get it Coleman. You don't like MMA. You don't like that he talks trash. Get the **** over it. the guy had just won a second world title for the first time in the sport. His adrenaline was through the roof. It was a life long dream. And if you cared to notice, anyone who goes about MMA with a quiet demeanour doesn't pull in the crowds or the money. Ali did the same pre and post fights. It is about whipping up the crowds, getting publicity. It is how he made so much money in such a short period of time.
How about playing a clip of him having an interview with Conan O'Brien, or with a proper journalist outside an arena. He is known to be an intelligent, funny, composed man who looks after and has a lot of time for his friends and family.
I'm sure McGregor is sitting at home worrying about what a limp wristed psuedo-journalist thinks of him and his double world titles, mansion and legions of fans.Elect a clown... Expect a circus
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everlast75 wrote: »Shane Coleman on Newstalk this morning mentioned that McGregor is the most coveted irish sports star at the moment.
Collette replies with "well so is Paul O'Connell - he is everywhere, doing ads for Aldi and all"
Shane says - I don't know about McGregor.
Collette - Well you've a few suits like him.
Coleman - He has a few suits like me (cringe)
Coleman - I don't know. Have a listen to this (plays clip of McGregor after he beats Alverez and says he apologises to absolutely nobody with some beeps at the end)
Coleman - Class eh?
We get it Coleman. You don't like MMA. You don't like that he talks trash. Get the **** over it. the guy had just won a second world title for the first time in the sport. His adrenaline was through the roof. It was a life long dream. And if you cared to notice, anyone who goes about MMA with a quiet demeanour doesn't pull in the crowds or the money. Ali did the same pre and post fights. It is about whipping up the crowds, getting publicity. It is how he made so much money in such a short period of time.
How about playing a clip of him having an interview with Conan O'Brien, or with a proper journalist outside an arena. He is known to be an intelligent, funny, composed man who looks after and has a lot of time for his friends and family.
I'm sure McGregor is sitting at home worrying about what a limp wristed psuedo-journalist thinks of him and his double world titles, mansion and legions of fans.
I think its grates on these journalists that someone from crumlin(yes I said crumlin) came from nothing and is now the biggest sports star in Ireland and among the top in the world.
While they probably went to college for 4 years and thought they would be relevant by now but it just never happened for them.
Something makes them see green I think. They just can't get used to the idea.0
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