Comments on: HERSCHEL WALKER: CRAZY AND GULLIBLE

By: sb

sb — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:11:05 +0000

ChemE @13, now you’ve done it…go ahead…play the PCP/anti-christ card…can’t a man just have suicidal tendencies and social dysfunction without there being a chemical or demon involved?

By: ChemE93

ChemE93 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:51:46 +0000

To paraphrase Rick & Bubba, the Herschel Walker vs. Bo Jackson debate has taken on a new twist: While both man ran like they were possessed, Herschel actually was.

Another good line: Now you know why all those defenders said that trying to take down Herschel was like trying to tackle 10 men.

By: sb

sb — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:21:58 +0000

His comment about taking on SOS was all I needed to hear to know HW was no longer living in our plane of existence…I think he started going south about the time the D-Lites chain went belly-up. Good sparkling cider does not a fast-food success make…

By: Fesser

Fesser — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:16:59 +0000

The Gator Bowl laginappe is an nice treat on a Monday.

By: John In Huntsville

John In Huntsville — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:25:17 +0000

Whack job.

Nuff said.

By: paco

paco — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:16:05 +0000

I think we just found the cornerstone of Dickrod’s buyout defense….”It wasn’t my client’s fault, Your Honor. He suffers from BPD, sometimes referred to as Asshole Disease.”

By: Coop

Coop — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:07:46 +0000

I meant that there is nothing atypical about athletes having trouble adjusting to private life or having ego problems when their star is fading.

Walker, to my untrained mind, merely took it to extreme levels.

By: StageCoach

StageCoach — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:07:02 +0000

A 900 year old coach, fat and out of shape, who decides to throw his best left hook at a finally conditioned, 20ish year old, major college football player who is in full protective gear, including helmet.

Now, THERE is your “DID” candidate challenging death.

By: Coop

Coop — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:05:07 +0000

Yeah, it just seems like Walker’s problems occurred, or his erratic behavior escalated, when his football career started going south.

Nobody notices anything odd about you while you are the superstar of all superstars, when all the attention is on you, but when the cheers basically stop, when success no longer is as prevalent…

you react erratically, inappropriately, recklessly or dangerously.

How uncommon is it for athletes to have trouble adjusting when the spotlight is not on them or their star is fading? There is nothing atypical about the above.

I have always viewed Walker as a bit of a primadonna, and you can always find a shrink or psychologist who will diagnose you with something if you look hard enough.

By: StageCoach

StageCoach — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:57:45 +0000

A former celebrity with a book to sell suddenly “outs” him/herself with real personal drama/tragedy.

What is this, a report from the department of redundancy department?

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:57:42 +0000

Quoth Wikipedia: “The term borderline derives from Adolph Stern who in 1938 described the condition as being on the borderline between neurosis and psychosis.”

Psychosis of course is a mental state where you have lost contact with reality. Paraphrased from Wikipedia on psychosis: “People experiencing psychosis may report delusional beliefs, and may exhibit disorganized thinking. This may be accompanied by unusual or bizarre behavior, as well as difficulty with social interaction.”

Let’s see…
a) Claiming he could have won a national title at Florida in 2005
b) “We’re getting better and better.”
c) “It’s correctable.”
d) “That’s just noise in the system.”
e) Fighting at a frat house.

[NAME REDACTED] come on down!!

By: Last Dragon

Last Dragon — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:48:56 +0000

I still love Vince Dooley’s response…….”whatever personality he had when he had the ball was the one I liked.”

By: Grimey

Grimey — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:47:20 +0000

MAO!

By: Kerwin4two

Kerwin4two — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:26:53 +0000

May 1990 he almost killed himself in his garage…

:It was there that Walker suffered a near-fatal accident in the early-morning hours of last May 5. Walker said he often writes poetry very late at night to relax. And when he hits a mental block, he rides around in his car or he plays with his dog, Al Capone, to clear his mind. On that night, he said he couldn’t decide which to do.

“I went out and got in the car and started it, but I heard my dog upstairs barking,” Walker said. “Then I couldn’t decide whether to go for a ride or play with the dog. I put a tape in and I started listening to it and I fell asleep.”

Walker said he never opened the garage door because he didn’t make up his mind about what to do before he fell asleep. The dog alerted Walker’s wife, Cindy, who found Walker and took him to Irving Community Hospital, where he was treated for carbon monoxide poisoning and released. Walker said it was not a suicide attempt.

“Life has been very great to me,” he said. “It’s been wonderful. I’ve got a great wife and a great family. The Lord has guided me well and he will continue to guide me.”

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE3DD173EF933A15755C0A967958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all