What's the BIGGEST waste of potential you have ever seen?

[evansanity]

Unabomber:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynski

or maybe this guy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Langan

Supposedly, he has an IQ of 200 and is a bouncer. At the very least, he lifts.

fuark this guy seems alpha as fuk

"Growing up in poverty, he stated that he was beaten by his stepfather from when he was almost six to when he was about fourteen.[6] By then Langan had begun weight training, and forcibly ended the abuse, throwing his stepfather out of the house and telling him never to return."

[RoadToSwole]

That actually is majorly depressing.

I am going to nominate myself:

-Spent from 19-25 partying and getting big as f**k
-Skated by working with my father
-27 roles around and i realize i want to do something with my life and become a cop
-Loathe my job
-Try to become a cop and get injured
-Spending the next 2 years of my life recovering from surgeries as a result of me abusing my body in my 20's
-Clock slowly ticks away to age 35 when i hit the max age to become a cop

You're freakin swole brah. You're gonna look like Ronnie Coleman when he's in his cop uniform except white lol

[bobjohnson]

[MikeMarcano]

Richard Jones.....could have battled it out with Craig Richardson next year for the 212lbs division.

[ohsnapzach]

[RicksenUK]

I know a guy who was about 20 years old and was planning on going into the Air Force Academy. He was a really smart and talented guy and had a passion for that kind of stuff. Anyways, his Dad (who was super religious) over the course of several years convinced him to drop the idea of going to the Air Force Academy, and instead, enter the Air Conditioning business with his father. Pretty sad.

When I was younger we used to play football with these brothers one was an amazing football player the other was very average. The amazing player was scouted by the biggest club in the world Manchester United. He was very likely going to be offered a contract (most youth contracts get 10k just for signing with a club!) The mother was angry that the club was only interested in one of her children so she did not let him sign for Manchester United and she wanted him to become a priest LOL. So the poor kid had to turn down Man Utd because of his pathetic parents. He now works in a factory and he makes under a grand a month. I would never forgive my parents if they did that to me!

[MrSilverback]

You're freakin swole brah. You're gonna look like Ronnie Coleman when he's in his cop uniform except white lol

Once you get older man you realize none of that sh*t matters. For those of you who want to become bbr's and have your heart set on it, more power to you.

I absolutely DESTROYED my body pursuing freakiness.

-Reinjured my left shoulder (torn labrum from motorcycle accident)
-Blew out my L5/S1
-Tore my right RC
-Tore my left RC
-Bad achy knees from squatting 500 for reps
-Now i just had a sports hernia repaired.

If i could go back i would have started pursuing the career path in law enforcement instead of all that nonsense.

[RoadToSwole]

Once you get older man you realize none of that sh*t matters. For those of you who want to become bbr's and have your heart set on it, more power to you.

I absolutely DESTROYED my body pursuing freakiness.

-Reinjured my left shoulder (torn labrum from motorcycle accident)
-Blew out my L5/S1
-Tore my right RC
-Tore my left RC
-Bad achy knees from squatting 500 for reps
-Now i just had a sports hernia repaired.

If i could go back i would have started pursuing the career path in law enforcement instead of all that nonsense.

Can you say that you regret it though? I mean no homo but at least you achieved that crazy physique. Some people waste their time doing unproductive things and you "wasted" your time getting aesthetic as fuk.

[Tweedurr]

I see it in the mirror everyday.

[RoadToSwole]

I see it in the mirror everyday.

Details?

[Imaneya]

People with avoidant personality disorder often consider themselves to be socially inept or personally unappealing and avoid social interaction for fear of being ridiculed, humiliated, rejected, or disliked. Avoidant personality disorder is usually first noticed in early adulthood. Childhood emotional neglect and peer group rejection (e.g. bullying) are both associated with an increased risk for the development of AvPD.
There is controversy as to whether avoidant personality disorder is a distinct disorder from generalized social phobia and it is contended by some that they are merely different conceptualisations of the same disorder, where avoidant personality disorder may represent the more severe form.[3][4] This is argued because generalized social phobia and avoidant personality disorder have similar diagnostic criteria and may share a similar causation, subjective experience, course, treatment, and identical underlying personality features, such as shyness.[5][6][7]

Hypersensitivity to rejection/criticism
Self-imposed social isolation
Extreme shyness or anxiety in social situations, though the person feels a strong desire for close relationships[10]
Avoids physical contact because it has been associated with an unpleasant or painful stimulus
Feelings of inadequacy
Severe low self-esteem
Mistrust of others
Highly self-conscious
Self-critical about their problems relating to others
Problems in occupational functioning
Lonely self-perception, although others may find the relationship with them meaningful
Feeling inferior to others, well MAYBE facially and definately mentaly and socially. physically, i feel good about myself

sometimes i go 4/5 weeks without any real social interactions outside of work and family. have wondered before if i'd be happier had i been less intelligent, so i wouldn't be able to analyze social dynamics as well.

[TheKlaus]

Mitch Hedberg funniest comedian to die young

[RoadToSwole]

What I learned from this thread:

Don't get addicted to drugs
Do what you want in life, not what others want you to do

[BTC1556]

When I was younger we used to play football with these brothers one was an amazing football player the other was very average. The amazing player was scouted by the biggest club in the world Manchester United. He was very likely going to be offered a contract (most youth contracts get 10k just for signing with a club!) The mother was angry that the club was only interested in one of her children so she did not let him sign for Manchester United and she wanted him to become a priest LOL. So the poor kid had to turn down Man Utd because of his pathetic parents. He now works in a factory and he makes under a grand a month. I would never forgive my parents if they did that to me!

Yep. They think they are acting in the best interest of the kid (I think), but I guess they fail to see that in the long run these sort of decisions never amount to anything positive.

[RoadToSwole]

Yep. They think they are acting in the best interest of the kid (I think), but I guess they fail to see that in the long run these sort of decisions never amount to anything positive.

Don't put it all on the parents though. He didn't have to listen to his parents and could've done what HE wanted to do, but he let his parents influence him. Both contributed to the outcome.

[jasonjb]

Ronaldinho
one of the best passers and dribblers ive ever seen waste away because he was lazy


Ronaldo
even with his injuries some that where supposed to be career ending he was one of the best players ever, still sad to see knowing that he could have been the best if he stayed healthy

[EssexBrah]

My friend could've been a professional football player by now if he didn't go out drinking and kept it up, he was also the junior karate champion in the UK when he was like 15 he also set the record for my county in 400metres, now he just lazes around not doing much, goes out drinking all the time, such a waste.

[RoadToSwole]

This thread makes me wonder how many prodigies are out there wasting away or how many future doctors are out there slacking in school. Such is life.

[EssexBrah]

This thread makes me wonder how many prodigies are out there wasting away or how many future doctors are out there slacking in school. Such is life.

for all we know there could be some super-athlete out there who is faster than usain bolt, can swim better than phelps

[oneshotGG]

there's a miscer on here named naturalgraham

i honestly feel it's a waste of his potential to stay natural, just imagine what he could do with supplementation

[Sikhveins]

Black dude had full ride sch. For Oregon to play RB. But didn't care about school and it got revoked for bad grades



Now I hit him up at his mama house to get me a dub

[Wcustom]

Lazy



that was him in the best shape of his life, but after two fights (that both went 5 rounds), he fired the trainers that put him in such good shape because he was "over worked"

[phikappa]

Len Bias
Amy Winehouse
River Phoenix

[QuickNutkus]

What he did in baseball was great enough, and he'll always be my favorite player, but if Ken Griffey Jr. didn't get injured so much...

[DlDNTREADLOL]

Tom Brady....






Guy came into the NFL as one of the most overhyped rookie QB's. The guy in 11 years hasn't accomplished anything football related.

[DaMac]

what is with all the young guys in here nominating themselves??? sh!t is sad to hear... you can still do what you want and the fact that you're aware of it by commenting on this thread makes it even worse... you know there is something wrong and you won't change it

[Seldini]

Not the biggest one obviously, but I'd like to make an argument for Randy Moss



He's certainly one of the top 5-10 receivers of all time, but if he kept his sh*t together, didn't waste 2 years in Oakland, and didn't become a huge fuk up at the end of his time in Minnesota and NE, he would have easily been the GOAT wide receiver IMO. Imagine if he'd been smart and after Minnesota, went directly to the Patriots or another team with a great QB. He was averaging almost 1400 yards and almost 13 TDs a season with friggin' Daunte Culpepper throwing to him for the first 6 years. But then from 2004-2006 he just dicked around and didn't give a sh*t, yet exploded for 23 TDs in 2007 when he was finally paired with a great QB. Imagine if he had 2007-like seasons from 2004-2006, instead of the stinkers he laid...

[MrSilverback]

Can you say that you regret it though? I mean no homo but at least you achieved that crazy physique. Some people waste their time doing unproductive things and you "wasted" your time getting aesthetic as fuk.

I can say i HALF regret it. What's it worth to me now man? I'm pretty much a has-been. Now its nothing more than "Man I remember how big you were!". Not really fun times now...

I sit and work a pretty miserable desk job. I feel like I'm trapped here the rest of my life. I can't blame ALL of it on my bodybuilding "abuse" days but a lot of it.

That's life though man. Hindsight is ALWAYS 20/20 and we can never do it over again. I'll do what i did then, now...push on and persevere. I have another 4-5 more years before I'm then REALLY washed up lol.

[newtmiscer]

good buddy of mine that i used to lift with, had crazy aesthetic potential (6'4 ecto, small wrists/light bones, good insertions)...breaks his foot playing basketball (not really his fault), takes 4+ months to heal as it required surgery. It heals up, he starts lifting for like a week...gets drunk as fuk and breaks his hand punching the ground in a fight (this was in august/september)...hand is still healing up but he's partying pretty hard in college, pretty much lost his last year or 2 of gaines and doesnt seem hugely motivated to get them back

[RoadToSwole]

Tom Brady....






Guy came into the NFL as one of the most overhyped rookie QB's. The guy in 11 years hasn't accomplished anything football related.

Yeah he only brought the team to the Super Bowl 5 times and won 3. Definitely didn't do anything.