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I'll stop here by the way since as Kicky mentioned this thread was supposed to commemorate Karl in some way, shape or form. And I really wasn't trying to troll. I just have a hard time stomaching what he did. And no, I was not sexually molested. And no, I'm not some religious fanatic.

Peace.

Karl, you rocked. Eh?
 
I think it is safe to say that Karl Malone has had his mistakes and missteps exposed to the world in a way that none of us would enjoy if it were us. He was a professional athlete and by extension a public figure. He handled himself poorly and based on plenty of interviews I've seen, I'd say he knows that.

That being said, there are numerous people that have done much worse that Karl and not had their dirty laundry exposed for the whole nation/world to see. Karl is far from a perfect person, but as a Jazzman, there has only been 1 better (Stockton in my mind). If not for Karl Malone, the Jazz would most likely not be in Utah. If not for Malone, Stockton would not have been Stockton, Sloan would not have been Sloan and we'd most likely be Lakers, Suns, or Trailblazer fans or hate the NBA for leaving Salt Lake 20-22 years ago.

Whenever you put someone up on a pedistal they will invariably dissappoint you. No one is perfect. Karl was a total jerk to his first set of kids. When I think of Karl Malone, I think of the dedication he had, his heart, and how he just brought it every night. I wish the NBA was more like that now. I wish people in general had that work ethic now.
 
Lets definitely focus on the mistake he made as a young man and not on:

a) The many years of excellent basketball that we were given

or

b) the amount of money he has poured into our community's charities

or

c) the amount of time that I saw him take to greet and talk to disabled children at his birthday event yesterday
 
I don't know why some poeple make it apoint to piss all over threads that sort of aim to pay tribute to Stock or Malone. Eariler there was one thread on Stock where someone was bitching that Stockton was nasty off the court and did not sign autographs. Was it you YB85? And now Malone's sexual exploits when he was 17yrs old. MJ and Magic's lives have plenty more dirt if you are willing to dig deep enough. Or even better, Wilt Chamberlain. They were the perfect role models off the court.
Give it a freaking rest already. This is about celebrating Malone's contribution to the Utah Jazz and to the game as such.
 
Mantis said:
Wow. How many rounds did your Dad last before he hit the canvas?
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Well, my father was a pretty big man, but unfortunately he didn't get to do any rounds with Ali.

ps. I know you were joking around. Good one, made me chuckle, a little.
 
Karl said
"I don't know, but I can tell you that physically, I never felt I played against someone that was in better shape and better prepared than me."
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Malone is now what, 47 years old? What he did (or, supposedly did), happened almost 30 yrs ago. Its horrible that he did that, but, perhaps 28 yrs is enough time where we can try to look more at the positive things he's done (and there are plenty, on and off the court) rather than some egregious errors he's made in the distant past?.
 
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