just as those men made gods before us we to are pioneers

posshr · Post by **posshr** » 14 Jan 2006 20:02

i was sitting here just thinking
and i realized something, if you skate you skate, if you snowboard you snowboard, the time that they were underground has long since past and they have become as soccer or basketball has
but footbagging
we are the ones doing that and we are the only ones an underground community small in retrospect to the amount of people roming this earth
we are the pioneers
and in 10, 15 years when veryone footbags
we can sit back and say we are the ones who made this happen the ones who cared for a sport everyone else shunned
the ones who made that sport grow
the gods

hakkpakk · Post by **hakkpakk** » 14 Jan 2006 20:54

I guess so

posshr · Post by **posshr** » 14 Jan 2006 20:56

ive actually got some negative feedback about ythis on footbag.org
and you dont sound very enthuastic either
am i wrong on this

dp · Post by dp » 14 Jan 2006 21:00

I don't think any of us play to be potential "gods" in the future, if/when footbag becomes big. We play because we love the sport of footbag.

posshr · Post by **posshr** » 14 Jan 2006 21:01

this is exactly what i wanted
im getting the feedback and opjnions of everyone
this is great keep it coming

Troyson · Post by **Troyson** » 14 Jan 2006 21:07

i play footbag because i enjoy it, and i like pushing my bodily limits...i dont care about being the best or being a "god" of footbag

posshr · Post by **posshr** » 14 Jan 2006 21:09

think about this
me i probably never will become one
why?
because the only men made into gods are the ones who want not to be gods the most
i will have to work harder than most to earn my place

brian relly · Post by **brian relly** » 14 Jan 2006 21:10

Well I can sympathize with you completely, Marce. I know where you're coming from--it's nice to feel important.

posshr · Post by **posshr** » 14 Jan 2006 21:12

yes it is
feeling important is what keeps us alive
have you ever seen the movie troy
achelis whent to fight at troy not for his country or friends not money not anythng like that
he whent and he fought so that his name would live on through out the ages
to me a lasting name is all that matters
that is what i mean by a god
a being with an undying name

pips · Post by **pips** » 14 Jan 2006 21:15

Aside from having fun and playing the sport just cuz I love it, I look into this as possibly having some kind of fame...being a pro someday but not a god.

posshr · Post by **posshr** » 14 Jan 2006 21:18

ok pips think about this
would you rather be a tony hawk or a rodney mullen
or would you rather be that pro skater that was friends with ozzies kid boy and nobody really remebers his name but they know he was a pro
tony hawks a god
that carrot top afroed poor excuse of a man was a pro

Laroche · Post by **Laroche** » 14 Jan 2006 21:22

We would be if footbag was going anywhere.

but its not.

Troyson · Post by **Troyson** » 14 Jan 2006 21:39

IMO the sad thing is that footbag will not go anywhere because of this sole reason...there is no $$$money to make from it. Every huge sport has large corporations that sponsor it so that they can make money off of it, and that is all they care about. What is there to sponsor in footbag? Nike wont start making footbags because they are too lazy to put in the care necessary to make a great bag. Adidas or other shoe companies are the only sponsorships for it because it requires such little equipment. Until there is a way for people to make money off of footbag it will not be a widely known sport. But that is not necessarily a bad thing, sorry for being a little off topic.

pips · Post by **pips** » 14 Jan 2006 21:59

posshr wrote:ok pips think about this
would you rather be a tony hawk or a rodney mullen
or would you rather be that pro skater that was friends with ozzies kid boy and nobody really remebers his name but they know he was a pro
tony hawks a god
that carrot top afroed offensive language will not be tolerated on these forums. Please read and respect the posting rules a pro

I never said I wanted to be THE PRO (in your words...a god) of the sport. I'd just like to be widely known and looked up to someday. I already know my little cousin looks up to me for a couple little tricks she's seen me hit.

C-Fan · Post by **C-Fan** » 14 Jan 2006 22:02

That's just cause she's short

hakkpakk · Post by **hakkpakk** » 14 Jan 2006 22:06

I footbag because I like activities that are independent, I like to do things myself such as bag, skateboard and golf. I dont like people telling me what to do, I want to learn by myself, no coaches yelling at me or anything. I do footbag, for myself

pips · Post by **pips** » 14 Jan 2006 22:06

Hahaha. That made me chuckle a little. Actually she's growing up too fast all of a sudden. She already reached my height (5'6"ish), and she's only 14. Next time I see her she's gonna be taller than me!

You may see her on here someday. She said she wants to start. I will try to get her started the next time I do see her.

EDIT: That was toward Ken...you were too fast for me, Dan.

C-Fan · Post by **C-Fan** » 14 Jan 2006 22:14

Minuteman

posshr · Post by **posshr** » 14 Jan 2006 22:46

theres only no money to be made because it's not very popular yet, and troy... nike does make footbags, infact i almost bought one

pips · Post by **pips** » 14 Jan 2006 23:02

Troyson wrote:IMO the sad thing is that footbag will not go anywhere because of this sole reason...there is no $$$money to make from it. Every huge sport has large corporations that sponsor it so that they can make money off of it, and that is all they care about. What is there to sponsor in footbag? Nike wont start making footbags because they are too lazy to put in the care necessary to make a great bag. Adidas or other shoe companies are the only sponsorships for it because it requires such little equipment. Until there is a way for people to make money off of footbag it will not be a widely known sport. But that is not necessarily a bad thing, sorry for being a little off topic.

Sorry to strike you down, but I don't think Nike has high quality footbags...is what he means.