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Terrell Owens Isn't All About Himself, Really.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:58 am
by GSPODS
Terrell Owens is a sweet, sweet man
By MJD
If you get mowed down by a Honda Civic, you'd be extremely lucky to have Terrell Owens nearby. You might think that he'd just stand there, do some shirtless sit-ups while you bled to death, insinuate that you're gay, and then demand to know why you don't throw footballs to him more often.
Not the case, as it turns out. Sam Alipour, a writer for ESPN's Page 2, found out the hard way that Owens is a kind-hearted fellow. After the ESPYs were taped on Wednesday night, Alipour was hit by a car. When he came to, here's what he saw:
Terrell Owens was standing over me. I'm told he was the first do-gooder on the scene of the accident. That he helped me to my feet and off the street to safe ground. That he didn't leave my side. It seems the mercurial Dallas Cowboys receiver is my hero. But my hero looks scared, and this scares me.
"Wow, you all right, man?" Owens kept asking me, but in a manner that would suggest there is no possible way that I, in fact, could be all right. "Don't move. Just sit there. Breathe. Don't move."
It's now that I noticed the car's jacked windshield, which sports a hole the size of, well, my upper torso.
Yikes, I did that?
"That was crazy. Crazy," Owens confirmed. "You all right, man?
I'm fine, nothing to worry about, but Owens is so concerned, so kind, and I'm so touched by this -- we hardly know each other -- that I think my lip is quivering. There's a good chance I could break down like T.O. at that news conference. (It's just not fair. That's my receiver, man.)
Alipour wasn't seriously hurt, and Owens didn't stick around to be thanked or acknowledged.
But thanks go out to him here, just for being a solid guy. He deserves all the positive image rehabilitation that comes with being a good samaritan after a nearby car vs. pedestrian incident.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdo ... =nfl,94984
OK. I know T.O. takes a lot of grief from Redskins fans, myself included. And I'd love to pawn this off as "Well, of course he helped the guy. It was another one of those ESPN writers that is stuck to his backside." But, I can't. I've seen far too many people who do walk right past accident scenes, not only without helping, but either gawking or playing "phone-a-friend" to describe the carnage. "Dude got jacked up", as though that were the only thing that made a person's day worth living.
So, I suppose I'll have to cut Terrell Owens more slack as a human being than I really ever thought I would, or even than I would like to. I think I'd have liked it better if I could still think of him as a self-absorbed jerk.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:20 am
by langleyparkjoe
I could care less if he saved my dying hermit crab.. he's still T-O and even worse than that, he's a cowpunk!!!!
LOL.. naw but that's cool that the dude has a heart though.. buuut still though, *explicit word here* T-O!
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:25 am
by GSPODS
I don't like having any reason to give any Dallas player any credit for anything, ever. So, it takes something above and beyond just being a normal everyday space-occupying, air breathing prick to get my attention. I wasn't looking for T.O. hero stories, I wasn't even looking at ESPN, which is where you'd first expect to see this story.
All I can say is that if I'm ever run over by a Honda Civic, which isn't likely since I think I outweigh a Civic, I hope T.O. or someone like him is standing around.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:33 am
by langleyparkjoe
L-M-A-O@ weighin more than a civic!!!
Dude, don't worry man, if I'm around and it happens, I'd lean over you and say.."Dude, are you a Skins fan?... You are? Ok, grab my hand but move slowly, I'll call an ambulance". But if your anything but a Skins fan, I'd say.."Dude, you got jacked up pretty bad, it must suck to be you right now, does it hurt?".. LOL
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:38 am
by JansenFan
langleyparkjoe wrote:L-M-A-O@ weighin more than a civic!!!
Dude, don't worry man, if I'm around and it happens, I'd lean over you and say...
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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:47 am
by langleyparkjoe
JansenFan wrote:langleyparkjoe wrote:L-M-A-O@ weighin more than a civic!!!
Dude, don't worry man, if I'm around and it happens, I'd lean over you and say...
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Re: Terrell Owens Isn't All About Himself, Really.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:55 am
by PulpExposure
GSPODS wrote:So, I suppose I'll have to cut Terrell Owens more slack as a human being than I really ever thought I would, or even than I would like to. I think I'd have liked it better if I could still think of him as a self-absorbed jerk.
Yeah, that's a nice story. And it makes me hate TO less, so I wish I hadn't read it.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:26 pm
by hailskins666
he's still a turd nugget.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:17 pm
by yupchagee
Maybe he tought there was a TV camera running.
Re: Terrell Owens Isn't All About Himself, Really.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:23 pm
by KazooSkinsFan
PulpExposure wrote:GSPODS wrote:So, I suppose I'll have to cut Terrell Owens more slack as a human being than I really ever thought I would, or even than I would like to. I think I'd have liked it better if I could still think of him as a self-absorbed jerk.
Yeah, that's a nice story. And it makes me hate TO less, so I wish I hadn't read it.
Because he came over and kept asking the guy if he was all right? That's such a big deal? I'm not knocking him for the story, though it sounds sort of fishy, but it's not like he went with him in an ambulance and said to send him the bill or anything. I don't see this as saying as much about his character as the negatives he's done.
Re: Terrell Owens Isn't All About Himself, Really.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:44 pm
by GSPODS
KazooSkinsFan wrote:PulpExposure wrote:GSPODS wrote:So, I suppose I'll have to cut Terrell Owens more slack as a human being than I really ever thought I would, or even than I would like to. I think I'd have liked it better if I could still think of him as a self-absorbed jerk.
Yeah, that's a nice story. And it makes me hate TO less, so I wish I hadn't read it.
Because he came over and kept asking the guy if he was all right? That's such a big deal? I'm not knocking him for the story, though it sounds sort of fishy, but it's not like he went with him in an ambulance and said to send him the bill or anything. I don't see this as saying as much about his character as the negatives he's done.
I admit the ESPN portion alone makes this suspicious.
And I still hate any Cowpuke player or fan.
But the story didn't come from ESPN so it made me look twice.
Truthfully, I wouldn't have been surprised if the story had said Terrell Owens saw this incident and asked the victim if it hurt as he walked on by.
I was surprised by this. Act of kindness and Terrell Owens aren't phrases normally associated with one another.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:32 pm
by hailskins666
hailskins666 wrote:he's still a turd nugget.
QFT
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:07 pm
by skinsfan1963
i hated TO in SF,philly,and now dallas.that is'nt gonna change.he's a showboat and jerk rolled up into a ball of bull could be jesus reincarnated and i'd still despise him.
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:01 pm
by MDSKINSFAN
honestly any person with an ounce of good in them would go make sure someone is ok so T.O. is still selfish and loud mouthed so he isnt that sweet of a man