dsimon writes: Good for Mike! :clap: Mike is an elder statesman at this point, he is respected madly by other athletes and what he wants to do is constructive. Mike has been there and wants to help others. Keep in mind that Mike with all his problems he is a very sharp guy actually.
Tyson isn't really in any position to offer any counselling to anyone. He's still going around getting arrested for carrying coke and sh*t in his pockets. The only way he'll give counselling is the day he's free of his own demons. Otherwise everything he says is just hot air at best. It's like a druggie telling you to stay off drugs.
Think of the thickest, stupidest short-fat bloke who is gifted at football/soccer yet constantly drinks pints of lager, eats chocolate bars/take-away food, beats his wife and makes a jerk of himself at every opportunity and blows chance after chance of turning his life around. A total nutter. Paul 'Gazza' Gascoigne.
Pretty much correct.:: His technique was awesome and his ability to pass was almost Maradonaesque but he blew it all. Vinnie Jones was just the kind of player you see in that picture. The dirtiest football player I have ever seen though he could help his team with his trcks
He was effective back in his day, the guy would never play for a team these days. The game has moved on but you could say the same about most centre half’s of his time. He was an average player centre back.
No offense to you, but Tyson's career and personal life prove him to be anything but a "sharp guy". He always has been, always will be, a mental midget. And his "problems" have almost always been his own damn fault.
:bears: Here is a guy who had the world in the palm of his hand yet, found a way to pull his arm back, step, and throw it as far as he could away from him. Hardly an example for ANYONE to follow. He just got arrested in Phoenix for cocaine less than 3 months ago too! He hasn't learned from anything.
Yep. What's he gonna tell him, pull a George Costanza and do the opposite of everything that pops into his head? ::
I can't believe that you are trying to defend Tyson here or even play devil's advocate. We aren't talking about his career or boxing ability. We are talking about his character.:doh: