Has your Attitude towards Stoner Changed?

[Triple J]

Seeing as *any* of these guys can see their career end at a moment's notice, I can understand them maximizing income as best they can.

+1

[ducpainter]

If he was just in it for the money, why did he retire?

Maybe he makes enough running his race team?

He's old?

[zooom]

Seeing as *any* of these guys can see their career end at a moment's notice, I can understand them maximizing income as best they can.

this is true of any professional athlete of any discipline though...

[EvilSteve]

Anyone feeling any different about Stoner now?

[derby]

Anyone feeling any different about Stoner now?

nope. 

[zooom]

Dean is calling him "King of the 800's"

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2011/Oct/111018stoner800.htm

[EvilSteve]

nope. 

I wasn't trying to say "I told you so" or anything, just genuinely curious.

[Raux]

I think i said it before but he s wicked fast balls to the walls rider and ducati was stupid to let him go

[Jester]

I think i said it before but he s wicked fast balls to the walls rider and ducati was stupid to let him go

Being fast isn't the only obligation of the job.

[zooom]

I think i said it before but he s wicked fast balls to the walls rider and ducati was stupid to let him go

well...I just watched the race last night, and the interview beforehand with Mick Doohan by Gavin Emmett was interesting as he flat out pretty much said that Casey was riding past the limits very much on the "bin it" edge without any regard for to make results on the Duc, and as a result he ended up crashing a fair bit...but I think as Casey ages, that is going to drastically change if and when he has a major off that gets him hurt, much like Val changed a bit mentally after his major leg breaking off.....time and machinery shall tell the tale a bit I think as we progress from here...

[gm2]

I think i said it before but he s wicked fast balls to the walls rider and ducati was stupid to let him go

it's not the military.. they didn't let him go.  he left.

[koko64]

They shat in his face, and Honda was waiting..

[desmoquattro]

They shat in his face, and Honda was waiting..

Some people are into that...

[Jester]

They shat in his face, and Honda was waiting..

So his handling of offtrack PR work and complete botch of his illness issues gave Ducati no right to be angry with their employee?

[Triple J]

So his handling of offtrack PR work and complete botch of his illness issues gave Ducati no right to be angry with their employee?

Sure it did.

Stoner also had every right to be pissed about Ducati offering JLo twice what he made, despite the fact that he won a GP title for Ducati and no one else could even ride the damn thing.