VOL. 51 ISSUE 41 OCTOBER 14, 2014 P73
So, you're not going to be
going for your fifth consecu-
tive Monster Energy Super-
cross Championship in 2015.
Five straight titles would have
been a new record.
Yeah, I mean people say, "I
don't understand why Ryan didn't
go for five straight." That didn't
do anything for me. I don't know
what it means to you guys. I re-
tire and the gate drops in 2016
for Anaheim 1. The fans are going
to forget who won that fifth title.
Things get forgotten very quickly.
The way I looked at it, if I ended
up breaking records or setting
records, that's just something
that happens through this jour-
ney. That wasn't any of my goals.
Looking at going to Europe and
making that move and being the
first one to do that, that wasn't
what drove me at first either. Ob-
viously, it's been brought up and
I've been told that, but that's not
what I looked at.
Here's a big question:
You've never lost a motocross
championship that you've
lined up for. Is that correct?
Yeah. Putting races together
and putting a series together has
always been one of my stronger
points. You have a lot of those
guys that are really fast and a lot
of them who never put the puz-
zle together. Yeah, we're going
over there to race outdoors and
hopefully I can cap this off with
another win. If not, that's what
was laid out for me. It's going to
be interesting.
In closing, through this ad-
venture, do you think you'll be
like a pioneer?
Yeah, and I think to outright
say, "Man, I love this sport,"
that's not what builds the sport.
What builds the sport is the deci-
sions that you've made or make
throughout your career that are
good for the sport. Meaning,
you have those guys that are re-
ally wild that are here and make a
huge statement and then they're
gone. And then there are those
guys who might not have the
greatest image for the sport, but
they're pretty good. The thing is
you might not want your son to
be trying to be them. For me,
I've tried to make good decisions
throughout my racing career. I've
surrounded myself with good
people and good sponsors. I've
been loyal to those sponsors as
they have been to me. I think
what grows the sport and what
helps the sport are the decisions
that you make throughout your
career. This is another one of
those. I'm hoping all the fans in
America, regardless of who their
favorite rider is, will support me
and my effort at carrying the U.S.
flag to MXGP. I want your support
and I need your support. I'm go-
ing to give it my all. Thanks for be-
ing there! CN
"
I'M RETIRING
AFTER THIS. I'M
JUST PUTTING IT
OUT ON THE TABLE
NOW: WHATEVER
THE OUTCOME, I'M
RETIRING.
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