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matt819
(10,749 posts)If you need to, look it up.
Be like Bubba.
gibraltar72
(7,504 posts)I remember rain delay in Michigan when He and a couple of the young drivers were throwing football around. Just bundles of unspent energy. They ended up throwing the ball into the stands as they walked north up front stretch. I watched him yesterday say this has been hell then correct himself. I fear this may use him up. He's a pretty amazing guy, but I'm not sure he's not gonna burn himself out. This is eating at him you can tell. I hope it doesn't consume him.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)be having serious problems handling whatever's been going on surrounded by so many supportive friends. What we've heard of shouldn't "consume" a highly successful man at the top of his field and long accustomed to the stresses on a competitive racer, including running and generating profits as a business. And, always, being Nascar's first and only black top-tier racer.
The "you're not going to take away my smile" pathos, as the author I read yesterday styled it, needed more context included. It is that he normally wears an American flag mask, but he didn't at the start of the race specifically to make the statement to the hatemonger:
Wallace has become the central figure in NASCARs response to the civil rights movement sweeping the country, which has included a ban on displays of the Confederate flag at its events. Prior to the race, the entire NASCAR Cup Series field stood behind Wallace on pit row during the invocation and playing of the national anthem to show their support.
The pre-race deal was probably one of the hardest things Ive ever had to witness in my life. Its been tough. Its been hell, really, ah, I wouldnt say hell, its just been hectic. You know, carrying this weight and carrying this burden. I wouldnt really say burden, either. Im proud to stand where Im at. ...
Wallace greeted a group of black fans who drove from Atlanta to see their first race thanks largely to the attention hes brought to the sport in recent weeks. This is probably the most badass moment right here, Wallace said. "The sport is changing."
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MontanaMama
(23,314 posts)I almost didnt click for fear of seeing someone disrespecting him.