Documentary on Ronnie Coleman
https://www.netflix.com/watch/810181...9f713ff42_ROOT
kinda sad.
esp when he talks about popping an oxy every 3-4 hours.
I've stopped watching tonight at that point...will pick it up later this weekend.
but, a bit of a message to those that think they want to push for 'greatness'
while I have not pushed myself anywhere near the degree Ronnie did, I did train for 28+ years. Small and 1 large injury sustained through that training and two major ankle injuries sustained through work have left me close to where he is depicted in this documentary.
I've been 3 weeks or so from hobbling around for days because of pain at the 8-9 level (which...what? pain is so perspective based how can there even be a scale someone asks you about?) At 'my' 10, I stop moving. That's happened twice in the last 6 months which has had me immobile for 2-3 days in a row.
props that he has figured out how to monetize his early success so it lasts through the end of his life...he wouldn't be driving a Rolls Royce if he wasn't fixed for life.
"George never did wake up. And, even all that talking didn't make death any easier...at least not for us. Maybe, in the end, all you can really hope for is that your last thought is a nice one...even if it's just about the taste of a nice cold beer."
"If you find the right balance between desperation and fear you can make people believe anything"
"Is enlightenment even possible? Or, did I drive by it like a missed exit?"
It's simpler than you think.
I could be completely wrong"