Quote from: Chick on June 29, 2006, 04:15:41 PM
I'm privvy to information you arent...I'm not here to gain approval from the nameless, faceless cowards on the internet...I'm here to set the record straight and give insight to the true fans that are looking for it.
Quote from: Chick on June 23, 2006, 09:25:28 AM
Tom was 278, and Ronnie wasn't "calling him out" he was astonished that he could be that big at 5'9, and was busting his balls....
That being said, Tom was natural for that show, and was fighting some serious health problems...278 wasn't a badge of honor, it was a big waving red flag...his body was starting to hold so much water from the kidney failure, that he could have been in real trouble within hours...the contest prep was actually having a reverse effect.
He wisely bailed out, as we were literally pumping up in the back and ready to get in line. His breathing was getting shallower by the minute, he made the right move and got himself to the hospital for treatment.
To all the guys who think it's funny or cool to rip on Tom for his problems...Tom doesn't go on the boards anymore (hasn't for some time)...he's running a successful Property Management business, so quit wasting your time...he ain't reading it.
More importantly, I hope none of you take it as lightly when someone close to you is lying there in the hospital bed with tubes and wires running everywhere, and a doctor telling you it's "touch and go" as their wife is looking to you for some sort of re-assurance...I don't care if it's their fault, or by the grace of God.
Life is short, my friends...I just lost 2 friends within a 2 week period...one of them as close to me as my own brother. Lets all be grateful were alive and in good health to even be on these boards...not revel in someone else's misfortunes.
Quote from: Chick on June 26, 2006, 02:57:26 PM
Tom *started* at 24 weeks out with gear...it became apparent immediately that this was a bad idea, and he HAD to go off...completely, for the duration of the prep...
What Tom chose to share with the masses, might just be different than the truth...i.e.- don't believe everything you read.
Chick- here you go AGAIN. You tried to set the record straight here. But all you did was lie. White lie, decietful lie or whatever you'd like to call it. You did NOT set the record straight here. This is not the first time you've been caught-nor any other pro being caught- not telling the story the way it happened. Do you just make the story up as you go along?
I was one of the "true BBing fans that enjoyed the sport" until I saw what you and other pros do to save face.
Now, this is the second third time I've presented you with this quote, to see which story you chose to pick. But I doubt you'll answer it this time, just like the last.
