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Title: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on August 09, 2008, 08:36:46 AM
" If I can stop Haney I will do more in that one victory than anybody else has been able to do in ths history of bodybuilding; and that is to knock off an Olympia champion of seven years standing. Remember, nobody took the title off of Arnold, he retired undefeated. So I'm driven by the historical perspective of the contest, in the sense that if I take the title away from the all-time champ, then there can be no doubt who's the best bodybuilder in the world. "

Talk about fucking delusional
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: QuakerOats on August 09, 2008, 08:40:02 AM
i remember reading where a couple of competitors said Shawn saw Haney on the scale backstage at the 88 Olympia and said it looked like someone let the air out of him, he was just awed at the size of Haney.
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: JohnnyVegas on August 09, 2008, 08:45:14 AM
Haney was 5'11 and 245#

Seana was 5'4 and 205#

Haney had a cest and back that was the best in the business, Seana had a set of thighs.

Game over.
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: YoungBlood on August 09, 2008, 12:36:56 PM
"If I can stop Haney "

Talk about fucking delusional

I think the first two part of the sentence are what you should focus on.
He didn't talk like Kamali, saying "I AM going to beat Haney...this WILL be the greatest defeat..." blah blah blah.

Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: Rich2 on August 09, 2008, 12:41:27 PM
" If I can stop Haney I will do more in that one victory than anybody else has been able to do in ths history of bodybuilding; and that is to knock off an Olympia champion of seven years standing. Remember, nobody took the title off of Arnold, he retired undefeated. So I'm driven by the historical perspective of the contest, in the sense that if I take the title away from the all-time champ, then there can be no doubt who's the best bodybuilder in the world. "

Talk about fucking delusional

sure, if you call "delusional" having the balls to square off with the champ.  he had the mindset of winner.  sure he never got the big one, but look how far it got him.  i give Shawn mad respect for that.
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: QuakerOats on August 09, 2008, 12:42:42 PM
Shawn is still one of the all time greats, no doubt about it.
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: LatsMcGee on August 09, 2008, 12:52:04 PM
Shawn is still one of the all time greats, no doubt about it.

Yeah, he takes it like a champ.
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: monstercalves on August 09, 2008, 12:54:48 PM
not delusional my friend, if he didnt think that he could do it then theres no way he would have....

and as someone said....he had a winnners mentality, if u dont have that then u can never win.

one of the best physiques ever on a bodybuilding stage...
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on August 09, 2008, 12:57:13 PM
not delusional my friend, if he didnt think that he could do it then theres no way he would have....

and as someone said....he had a winnners mentality, if u dont have that then u can never win.

one of the best physiques ever on a bodybuilding stage...

Very delusional , he was never going to beat Haney or Yates , he did well for his size and should be proud but he was lying to himself.
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on August 09, 2008, 12:58:50 PM
sure, if you call "delusional" having the balls to square off with the champ.  he had the mindset of winner.  sure he never got the big one, but look how far it got him.  i give Shawn mad respect for that.

I'm calling him delusional because he honestly thought he would beat Haney , 205 pounds isn't beating 250 pounds when all other things are ' equal '
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: BroadStreetBruiser on August 09, 2008, 01:01:57 PM
I don't see how it's delusional. Shawn Ray is regarded as one of the most complete bbers ever. Why shouldn't he be confident he might have a chance to defeat Haney?
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: monstercalves on August 09, 2008, 01:11:50 PM
Very delusional , he was never going to beat Haney or Yates , he did well for his size and should be proud but he was lying to himself.

naaa ND....i know u know bodybuilding...c'mon this was said at the end of haney's reign.....which means franco and dickerson just won it 5 mins ago and shawn was in a whole new league for a smaller BB. i think he had good enough reason to think it was possible.....shawn was very complete and at a young age...
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: YoungBlood on August 09, 2008, 01:12:05 PM
he honestly thought he would beat Haney

Again, he did not think he would beat Haney, he was hoping to beat Haney. The first part of the quote you posted says it..."IF I can beat Lee Haney...."

Note, that does NOT say "I AM going to beat Lee Haney..."
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: sgt. d on August 09, 2008, 01:23:18 PM
Shawn is a great leader, bodybuilder, and father. I luv the guy
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: Moosejay on August 09, 2008, 01:25:24 PM
Shawn is a great leader, bodybuilder, and father. I luv the guy

Aren't you the one often accused of being Ray?
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: sgt. d on August 09, 2008, 01:28:16 PM
Aren't you the one often accused of being Ray?

no ???
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: Moosejay on August 09, 2008, 01:50:53 PM
no ???

Yes
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on August 09, 2008, 02:29:30 PM
I don't see how it's delusional. Shawn Ray is regarded as one of the most complete bbers ever. Why shouldn't he be confident he might have a chance to defeat Haney?

Look I grasp the concept of positive thinking and believing something before you can convince everyone else but at the end of the day size wins , especially when all other things are ' equal '
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on August 09, 2008, 02:30:45 PM
Again, he did not think he would beat Haney, he was hoping to beat Haney. The first part of the quote you posted says it..."IF I can beat Lee Haney...."

Note, that does NOT say "I AM going to beat Lee Haney..."


he's said it he would beat Haney in other quotes , he also said he'd beat Yates as well and Flex , and Levrone lol
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: m8 on August 09, 2008, 02:35:57 PM
Napoleonian complex.
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: divcom on August 09, 2008, 02:36:26 PM
Never Haney but did top the one arm wonder, pot belly big Yates once.
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: YoungBlood on August 09, 2008, 03:36:12 PM
he's said it he would beat Haney in other quotes , he also said he'd beat Yates as well and Flex , and Levrone lol

So, you've never said that you could beat anyone in your life?
Not the star high school quarterback? Not the best guy shooting pool in the bar that night, and later take his girl?

Nothing is wrong with saying that you want to beat another person. Because you say something, does not make you delusional. That would mean every young kid in America- or around the the world for that matter- would be delusional and never even attempt to follow through on their dreams. We would never see a quarterback better than Johnny Unitas. No guitar players more melodic than Johnny Smith, or louder than Pete Townsend.
And without that mentality, Dorian Yates would have never had a measuring tool to know just how good he had to be...
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: bodybuilder1234 on August 09, 2008, 03:43:15 PM
Shawn did beat Flex and Levrone


And IMO he eventually built a physique superiour to Haney's later in his career anyway
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: JohnnyVegas on August 09, 2008, 04:15:44 PM
Shawn is a great leader, bodybuilder, and father. I luv am the guy
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on August 09, 2008, 04:48:13 PM
So, you've never said that you could beat anyone in your life?
Not the star high school quarterback? Not the best guy shooting pool in the bar that night, and later take his girl?

Nothing is wrong with saying that you want to beat another person. Because you say something, does not make you delusional. That would mean every young kid in America- or around the the world for that matter- would be delusional and never even attempt to follow through on their dreams. We would never see a quarterback better than Johnny Unitas. No guitar players more melodic than Johnny Smith, or louder than Pete Townsend.
And without that mentality, Dorian Yates would have never had a measuring tool to know just how good he had to be...

Yeah he was delusional in thinking he could beat Haney or Yates the sport past him by years ago and he knew it , hence why he wanted the judges rotated because it thought it would favor his physique ( i.e. smaller )  and for every kid that does make it to the top their are millions of delusional wanna-bes that never did

Shawn Ray was never going to beat Lee Haney or Dorian Yates simply because they carried more muscle mass than he did while carrying equal or better conditioning
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: Dreadlord on August 09, 2008, 04:56:59 PM
Haney showed him  ;D
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: Rich2 on August 09, 2008, 06:57:31 PM

Shawn Ray was never going to beat Lee Haney or Dorian Yates simply because they carried more muscle mass than he did while carrying equal or better conditioning


you're saying this as if everyone knew at the time that Haney and Dorian would go undefeated on the O stage.  at the time it was sure as hell possible that Shawn could've won.  of course hindsight is 20/20.  pull your head out of your ass.
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: willie mosconi on August 09, 2008, 08:29:59 PM
you're saying this as if everyone knew at the time that Haney and Dorian would go undefeated on the O stage.  at the time it was sure as hell possible that Shawn could've won.  of course hindsight is 20/20.  pull your head out of your ass.

yeah, he also acting like Dorian actually deserved to win in 94, despite the fact that most disagree
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: suckmymuscle on August 10, 2008, 01:59:39 AM
Napoleonian complex.

  It's "Napoleonic".

SUCKMYMUSCLE
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: m8 on August 10, 2008, 02:06:28 AM
  It's "Napoleonic".

SUCKMYMUSCLE

It's actually not.

napoleonien -->> napoleonian
and since Napoleon = french, I = right.
hope this helps.
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: JasonH on August 10, 2008, 02:41:24 AM
Shawn Ray at his best was arguably better than Haney at his best - I don't care what people say about him being too short, etc etc. Shawn's conditioning, muscle shape, personality and charisma beat most bodybuilders of the last thirty years hands down.
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on August 10, 2008, 04:57:46 AM
you're saying this as if everyone knew at the time that Haney and Dorian would go undefeated on the O stage.  at the time it was sure as hell possible that Shawn could've won.  of course hindsight is 20/20.  pull your head out of your ass.

No it wasn't possible for Shawn to win this isn't in retrospective this was the general consensus back then , everyone knew the Olympia was for second place

and NO I hate to break it to you sport , Shawn couldn't have won not at 5'7" and 205 pounds anyone who thinks otherwise is just as delusional as Shawn
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on August 10, 2008, 05:03:27 AM
yeah, he also acting like Dorian actually deserved to win in 94, despite the fact that most disagree

in 1994 even Shawn didn't disagree ( 1994 Mr Olympia ) Tonight I feel that I got what I deserved. With a beaming smile , Shawn concluded: " This is the first time in three years I haven't ' retired ' the night of the show and got drunk. "

quote Flex Jan 1995 " Let it be recorded tthat in the immediate aftermath of the contest , none of his closest rivals even hinted that Yates did not deserve to win . "


So who his this most who disagree? most by meaning fan-boys on here that I agree
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: willie mosconi on August 10, 2008, 07:30:32 AM
in 1994 even Shawn didn't disagree ( 1994 Mr Olympia ) Tonight I feel that I got what I deserved. With a beaming smile , Shawn concluded: " This is the first time in three years I haven't ' retired ' the night of the show and got drunk. "

quote Flex Jan 1995 " Let it be recorded tthat in the immediate aftermath of the contest , none of his closest rivals even hinted that Yates did not deserve to win . "


So who his this most who disagree? most by meaning fan-boys on here that I agree

you always give the same quotes over and over. Pictures and video tell a different story. You are so biased, you would still think Dorian won even if they had amputated his arm
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on August 10, 2008, 07:46:09 AM
you always give the same quotes over and over. Pictures and video tell a different story. You are so biased, you would still think Dorian won even if they had amputated his arm

My ass pictures and video tell a different story , show me one pictures were Shawn is carrying more muscular size than Dorian please do , thats not part of the criteria? no of course not  ::) how about balance & proportion? thats not part of the criteria? no course not

And I'm not biased if I were I would have never said Yates should have lost in 1997 so much for your theory  ;) Shawn wasn't beating Dorian , not in 94 not ever he knew it when he made that quote and so did everyone else only the fan-boys like yourself can't seem to grasp how contests are judged who don't get it

262 pounds vs 205 pounds you do the math
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: JohnnyVegas on August 10, 2008, 07:58:07 AM
Shawn Ray at his best was arguably better than Haney at his best - I don't care what people say about him being too short, etc etc. Shawn's conditioning, muscle shape, personality and charisma beat most bodybuilders of the last thirty years hands down.

If you actually believe that then you have never seen both Haney and Seana in person, I have and it is no comparison.

Haney's chest and back, with no other bodyparts- alone -would destroy Seana and put her into a mental ward.
Title: Re: Shawn Ray on Lee Haney
Post by: suckmymuscle on August 10, 2008, 01:21:45 PM
It's actually not.

napoleonien -->> napoleonian
and since Napoleon = french, I = right.
hope this helps.

  No, in the English language it is truly "Napoleonic"

SUCKMYMUSCLE