OT - Tarik Cohen’s Letter to his younger self

[lunker35]

Man my heart goes out to this guy. What a brutal deck of cards he’s been dealt. Worth the read but gut wrenching.

Letter to My Younger Self | By Tarik Cohen

It’s almost like, for you, nothing can just be easy and work out and make everyone happy.

www.theplayerstribune.com

 

[NUCat320]

Man my heart goes out to this guy. What a brutal deck of cards he’s been dealt. Worth the read but gut wrenching.

Letter to My Younger Self | By Tarik Cohen

It’s almost like, for you, nothing can just be easy and work out and make everyone happy.

www.theplayerstribune.com

The editor’s note at the end is a big whack in the face.

 

[epicbret]

That was a brutal read

 

[Hungry Jack]

I went 45 years without experiencing any real loss or hardship. Stories like Cohen’s are just so jarring and sobering. I hope he finds peace in his life. He deserves it in spades.

 

[hoosboot]

Man my heart goes out to this guy. What a brutal deck of cards he’s been dealt. Worth the read but gut wrenching.

Letter to My Younger Self | By Tarik Cohen

It’s almost like, for you, nothing can just be easy and work out and make everyone happy.

www.theplayerstribune.com

Thanks for sharing that. Definitely helps remind one that we rarely know the whole story of what's going on in someone's life.

 

[lou v]

Man my heart goes out to this guy. What a brutal deck of cards he’s been dealt. Worth the read but gut wrenching.

Letter to My Younger Self | By Tarik Cohen

It’s almost like, for you, nothing can just be easy and work out and make everyone happy.

www.theplayerstribune.com

I read this earlier this morning. What a powerful and tragic story. I'll be rooting for Tarik the rest of his career. It's also a good reminder that we have no idea what's going on behind the scenes for many of the players we cheer for -- and criticize -- every week.

 

[Hungry Jack]

I don't recall haters on social media questioning Cohen's heart, but I don't follow Bears talk that closely. But fracturing your tibial plateau is a nasty injury for an athlete.

 

[SmellyCat]

The editor’s note at the end is a big whack in the face.

Good god, that was just cruel to the reader, but it was necessary. I want to give Cohen a big hug and never let go.

 

[CatManTrue]

This hits close to home for me. I can relate to what Tarik’s been through. Sounds like he’s dealing with these tragedies as best one can.

Wish him and his mother/nieces all the best, on the field and off of it.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

I don't recall haters on social media questioning Cohen's heart, but I don't follow Bears talk that closely. But fracturing your tibial plateau is a nasty injury for an athlete.

No doubt there was plenty of this. Social media is terrible and a lot of sports fans and NFL fans are goddamn Neanderthals.

This story is rough, man. Thank God for Tarik and for his Twin's children that he got that $12 million just in time. It wasn't enough or in time to save this generation, but as he said, it can still change his family tree for his nieces and nephews. And there's more value in this essay than just knowing his story: the next Tarik can read this and think about what they can do with their money and how they can be happy with a pair of vans rather than falling prey to the car salesmen and the guys who come in the locker rooms to sell suits and jewelry. God bless them.

 

[epicbret]

This is just absurdly bad luck

Source: RB Cohen tore Achilles during IG workout

An MRI has revealed that former Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon during a training session being livestreamed on his Instagram account, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

www.espn.com

 

[mountaindrew]

No doubt there was plenty of this. Social media is terrible and a lot of sports fans and NFL fans are goddamn Neanderthals.

This story is rough, man. Thank God for Tarik and for his Twin's children that he got that $12 million just in time. It wasn't enough or in time to save this generation, but as he said, it can still change his family tree for his nieces and nephews. And there's more value in this essay than just knowing his story: the next Tarik can read this and think about what they can do with their money and how they can be happy with a pair of vans rather than falling prey to the car salesmen and the guys who come in the locker rooms to sell suits and jewelry. God bless them.

Yes Sir. He was one of my favorite Bears before I knew about any of this stuff. Now even more so. Not surprised with the new regime and all, but really wish he was still a Beloved Bear and I could watch him keep playing for my favorite team every week.

 

[CatManTrue]

This is just absurdly bad luck

Source: RB Cohen tore Achilles during IG workout

An MRI has revealed that former Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon during a training session being livestreamed on his Instagram account, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

www.espn.com

Bad Luck?

Man, everytime I hear about a professional athlete - or pretty much anyone successful - who appears to endure “bad luck”, I think of Arthur Ashe. And I’m not particularly religious. We all endure tough times in life, often out of our control. Here’s one great example of how to handle it:

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Arthur Ashe was the first black man to win the U.S. Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon. During a heart surgery in 1983, he got infected by the blood that he received, contracted AIDS, and died of the disease a decade later.

From all over the world, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: “Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease”?

To this, Arthur Ashe replied:

“The world over — 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis,
500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam,
50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals,
when I was holding a cup I never asked GOD ‘Why me?’.
And today in pain I should not be asking GOD ‘Why me?’ ”
Happiness keeps you Sweet,
Trials keep you Strong,
Sorrow keeps you Human,
Failure keeps you humble and Success keeps you glowing, but only Faith & Attitude Keeps you going..”

 

[thewildcat2011]

 

[CatManTrue]

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I hope he heals fully.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

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Oh ffs

 

[SmellyCat]

I'm not a religious person, but this feels like the Book of Job to me. Not sure what Cohen did to get all this heaped on him at once, but I hope he has the help he needs mentally to get through all these trials.

 

[epicbret]

Bad Luck?

Man, everytime I hear about a professional athlete - or pretty much anyone successful - who appears to endure “bad luck”, I think of Arthur Ashe. And I’m not particularly religious. We all endure tough times in life, often out of our control. Here’s one great example of how to handle it:

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Arthur Ashe was the first black man to win the U.S. Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon. During a heart surgery in 1983, he got infected by the blood that he received, contracted AIDS, and died of the disease a decade later.

From all over the world, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: “Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease”?

To this, Arthur Ashe replied:

“The world over — 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis,
500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam,
50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals,
when I was holding a cup I never asked GOD ‘Why me?’.
And today in pain I should not be asking GOD ‘Why me?’ ”
Happiness keeps you Sweet,
Trials keep you Strong,
Sorrow keeps you Human,
Failure keeps you humble and Success keeps you glowing, but only Faith & Attitude Keeps you going..”

I stand by my statement

 

[corbi296]

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I feel terrible for him. I saw the video and the sound was gruesome His career is likely over but I hope he can find a way to lead a productive and successful life. Thank god he signed his second contract just before he got hurt the first time. If he is smart, he can be set for the rest of his life just on the guaranteed portion of that contract.

 

[StreamCat]

I stand by my statement

Yeah, Arthur Ashe’s story does not negate the misery of Cohen. I’m reminded of what my mom said. She suffered from clinical depression so friends would tell her awful stories to show her that she should feel lucky or something. She’d reply, “Other people’s misery has never made me feel better.”

 

[CatManTrue]

I stand by my statement

Fair enough. Injuries suck. But while he’s certainly in physical pain now, this is nothing compared to what he’s endured on the family front.

 

[CatManTrue]

Yeah, Arthur Ashe’s story does not negate the misery of Cohen. I’m reminded of what my mom said. She suffered from clinical depression so friends would tell her awful stories to show her that she should feel lucky or something. She’d reply, “Other people’s misery has never made me feel better.”

My point was that Cohen’s outlook is probably more similar to Ashe’s - he realizes how fortunate he was to even have a workout video that fans wanted to watch.

I’m sorry to hear about your mom, or rather of how her friends “tried to help”. Her point was spot on.