Ricky Williams is the Man

There was predictable outrage among the talking heads in the NFL world when Ricky Williams decided that, at 27 years old, he didn't want to play football anymore. Everyone immediately blamed it on marijuana which he had tested positive and faced suspension for. I remember hearing holier than thou color commentators say things like, "Goes to show everything your momma told you 'bout smokin' dope was true."

People in the world of football had a hard time comprehending that someone with Ricky Williams' ability to play decided he didn't want to anymore. To this I say: Who gives a fuck? It's his business and his life!

Through weed or whatever Ricky Williams had reached a state of consciousness that said he no longer needed football to be happy. Now, months later, he has turned up at a Northern California school for holistic medicine. I read this article, from the SF Chronicle originally I believe, and found it very refreshing. Quotes please.

"I've realized, both on a psychological and physical level, that the things we do in football don't bring more harmony to your life. They just bring more disharmony,"

Williams' agent, Leigh Steinberg, and his attorney, David Cornwell, both think it's likely that he'll return to football next year. Steinberg calls Williams' departure "a sabbatical."

But Williams said, "I understand their wishful thinking. It's easy math. If I play, it puts more money in their pocket."

Although he wouldn't rule out a return to football, he indicated the game was far from his mind.

"I loved playing football, but the reasons I loved football were just to feed my ego," Williams said. "And any time you feed your ego, it's a one-way street."

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/11/22/sports2303EST0168.DTL

Of course the self styled "blue collar values" guys of the NFL couldn't get around this, but let's you and I look at what we have: A player who has tasted great success in football, found it unfulfilling, felt the reasons for his playing football were counterintuitive to his desired maturation as a human being, and then quit the fucking game. He turned down millions in the process. Big deal? No. He's had money and he wasn't happy.

Of course these are the same announcers who blow a fucking gasket whenever Joe Horn makes a cell phone call or Terrell Owens flaps his arms like a bird. (A bird I say!! At long last, have you no sense of decency?!) Wouldn't they love if TO had some of Ricky's newfound humility? Of course not and we'll get to the reason.

In summation, Ricky Williams quit football because he felt he was unhealthily feeding his ego. Announcers yelled at him. Players like TO and Joe Horn engage in hilarious look-at-me showboating when they make a play. Announcers yell at them. 1+1 = football announcers love yelling at black people. And I mean love it.

Part of the reason why I love smoking is that when I first did it, it aided in my ability to look at the big picture differently. It flipped my perspective. It flipped Ricky Williams' perspective. Hey Joe Theisman: Smoke a fucking joint you racist!! NOW! You will find that everything I said about smoking dope is true....bitch.

PS Old white men are fucking alcoholics. All of them. Except for the Jesus freaks who are worse. Hypocrites.