What’s funny is I never talked shit about Ronnie or any bbers “success” or lack of, my only thing with Ronnie is the guy is mental case at this point, he’s delusional, the screws breaking, the constant trying to lift heavy weights and always getting surgery
My point is there’s many ways to do it and he’s not smart at all, Jay, Phil, Kai, dexter, Dorian, Haney, are doing well and not in the state Ronnie is in, this is bbing after all, not playing pro football, baseball, etc..
I’m sure the top guys aren’t piss poor but I wonder how accurate that is, not that it has any affects on anyone but them
I’ve spoken to him many times and have seen him quite a bit , doesn’t live too far from me, there’s no jealously or hate from me to him
You are quite right, Ronnie is not behaving rationally. He never has. At least in the past his obsessive served at purpose because it allowed him to achieve his dream. How many of us have lived our dreams?
So why does he do it now? Why when it doesn't achieve anything and is detrimental to his health? Unlike what Scott claims, I have given subjects like these careful thoughts and consideration and try to leave my personal bias and emotions aside. Put aside any feelings of "derision" and "disgust". Coming to conclusion based on emotions is far more "cuckish" as Scott's favorite and overused term suggests.
Say, you didn't have to work and could do pretty much anything that you want in life. Why would you choose the things that you choose? Why does my friend choose to eat ice cream and malasadas when he knows it's only going to make his situation worse?
He does because that's what he likes to do. I do understand why people find it so hard to understand. Ronnie likes to lift weights and bodybuild. It's what defines him and what gives his life meaning. You can think it's stupid and foolish and feel qualified to evaluate his intellectual abilities but what you and I think is irrelevant. He's going to do what he wants to do. It's going to speed up his decay but it doesn't matter. Asking Ronnie to stop lifting weights and bodybuilding is like asking him not to be Black. It's not just what he does but it's what he is.
Leave him be. No need to hate. It has no effect on you.
Ronnie will one day be laying in bed with a weak and useless body moments away from death. So will you and I. But he can look back on a life in which he accomplished something that was truly important to him. Something that allowed him to live a life and have experiences he never could have just being a cop. Just being about to travel the world is something most of us will never experience. And his place in history is secure. In the world of bbing he will always be remembered as the greatest in his generation.
Maybe that doesn't matter to you or to people like Scott. They were satisfied with mediocrity. Just going through life trying to prolong it for as long as possible for its own sake. That's OK too. That's the path most people take. I've never achieved greatness. But for a few -- a very few--that's not enough. They need to make their mark. Plant their flag.
