Are there any Aspies in professional sports?

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Anyone know or suspect that anyone in professional sports might be AS?

What about John Madden ( former player, coach and commentator). I seem to recall some documentation indicating ASD's

Ricky Williams seemed to have AS

http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Sept06/Pringle17.htm

Ramon Dekkers comes across as an aspie.

I heard somewhere that John Motson, the soccer commentator has aspergers syndrome.

please explain.

When I went to one his seminars the instructor who knows Ramon Dekkers said he was very shy and to ask lots of questions because Ramon would just move on thinking everyone got it. Ramon also shows little emotion, you are obviously a fan of kickboxing and Muay Thai so you must of seen some of Ramon's fights.

When I was at the seminar Ramon showed us some of his moves and he did not talk about them much inless someone asked him. Ramon Dekkers just came across as an aspie when I met and saw him.

I have very strong beliefs that Barry Bonds shows many AS signs. Maybe that's why I like him so much, I feel I relate to him in some ways. The reason the media hates him obviously dated far before the Roid era was discussed. The reason they hated Bonds when liking someone like McGwire when they knew he likely abused all kinds of substances was Bonds' personality. Bonds has always been quiet and kept to himself, so he's sometimes accused of being a bad teammate or unsociable. They really hated him in the 73 HR year because he shies away from spotlight & doesn't like to give Interviews & all the media stuff, usually deferring to his 'team' being more important than individual stats, which the ticked the media off.

Bonds is usually misjudged as arrogant, selfish, all the ways AS ppl are misviewed. In actuality, whenever Bonds talks, he is very soft-spoken, eloquent & intelligent. One time, they showed clips of 'athlete rages' of guys throwing chairs & Ryan Leaf cussing out that reporter, etc.. and they include a clip of Bonds very kindly asking for some privacy! That made me laugh so much, lol. You know, I'm seeing so many ways all the time that Bonds seems AS.. he may have developed it somewhat from his abusive father who was an alcoholic when he was a kid. Now I don't know that Barry is a great person or anything, I'm sure he's human, but man he's one of the most awesome ppl to me!

I think Steve Yzerman might be aspie

Last edited by SoccerFreak on 06 Feb 2007, 10:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.

As a fan of Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings, what Aspie signs do you think he gives off SoccerFreak?

ever watch an interview of him? montone voice, lack of body language and eye contact, and when he does give eye contact it's a short glance, and you can almost count the seconds between each glance, as if he's counting in his head when to do it. an NT interveiw does the eye contact more fleixible and smoothly. And did you read that magazine thing that came out after his reitrement, alot of the quotes from his parents intruiged me. It's not a definate thing, it's just a speculation on my part.

Ner, i emailed this guy about it and saved it, if you want to read all the reasons let me no but please hesitate to ask jk (go on ahead and ask)

ps GO WINGS!! !

Hmm, interesting. I never thought about that.

Go wings!