Amit Ghosh wrote:

On Dec 10, 4:47*pm, Marco wrote:

My point is, from an early age, he showed the fire and scrappiness
that would define his entire bike racing career. In my experience, 95+
% of the riders that take the line at any level don't have the passion
to win. I know I didn't, and still don't. Clearly there are good
genetics in the family (e.g., Rishi too) but I think Alexi did as well
as he did because of his rare ability to tap into and fuel off of raw
emotion.

dumbass,

some riders can be very good but they can't be a good pro because they
are injury prone or they get sick too often, a disability if you will.
in grewal's case it was his emotions.

he sabotaged what could've been a long pro career. a guy like andreu
did not have the same ability but he was a solid pro for over a decade
not to mention some of the others that he beat at the olympics.

these emotional type guys (decanio is another) are actually
narcissists. guys that succeed long term are always more level
headed.

Grewal and Decanio likely exceeded their potential because of their manic
hyper-emotions. Their overall underachievement long-term was probably due
to typical genetic shortcomings vis-a-vis not having what the GT guys have
(with or without dope).

Guys like Tom Danielson, Pantani, and F. Vandenbroucke are more like the
headcases you described. And in another month, Robbie McEwen once he finds
out the only offer he has is from Fly V Australia for $25,000/year.

Magilla