Its a waxing crescent moon 22% full
Drama
If he were depressed, that would most likely explain it. Has nothing to do with a full moon or sumthin'.
Surprise, surprise. Teammates, coaches and football fans have been watching him unravel for years.
pfft..whatev
That's what happens when you diss my Eagles.
Even though you fucked us TO, I hope you beat your depression and feel better soon.
GO BIRDS!!!!
Ummm....who cares??
Kinda of surprising but not really. He's batshit crazy but I wouldn't have expected him to attempt suicide.
I'm a birds fan too! E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!
But ya.. thats really sad. I knew there was some shit wrong with that man.
TO = attention whore...that's about all you need to say...
dreadpiratecuervo | Homepage | 09.27.06 - 10:45 am |
Ditto. I couldn't stand his arrogance but he's an awesome athlete.
That is soooo sad. No matter how u fell about someone this is sad
Depression manifests in so many different ways (esp. for males). I doubt this was an attention-seeking stunt by a "bat-shit crazy" mofo.
He needs serious help, and I do hope he receives it.
Sometimes genius (athletic) is accompanied by insanity and/or depression.
Truly sad.....
I hope TO gets better.
Given that last week he was hollering on the practice field acting like a total jackass, I don't know what to believe from this drama queen.
I do know that he's not getting along with the Cowboys...no big surprise since he cannot get along with anyone.
Courtsneeze | 09.27.06 - 10:50 am |
YAY!!!! 
He is a tremendous athlete, like a gazelle (sp) running down the field. I loved him then disliked like him cause of his poor sportsmanship with his own team. I never encountered anyone with a bigger ego, that's why I am SHOCKED at this news.
Steriods can make you depressed/suicidal....I'm just sayin'.
steroids!
Go Eagles!!! Fuck the Cowboys.
I'm from Philly but have been a Cowboys fan since the 70's. What TO did to the Eagles was a joke and I was not thrilled that he came to Dallas. I think his career is over and he knows it.
so he's sympathetic now because he's (supposedly) attempted suicide?
I hope he gets the help that he needs. I think he is a very trouble and very talented man.
life sucks when you'd rather be anywhere than in your own head.
I doubt if TO is on Steroids. Hes just too cocky to acknowledge that he needs any help at being the best.
And I highly doubt that any high profile athlete let alone a black man would attempt suicide for media attention. Although its getting better the black community as is very unwilling to acknowledge mental illness/issues. I can not tell you how many aunts I had growing up who were just "quirky" and who now I realize were stone cold bat shit crazy! So, good luck to him. He is going to be crucified for having "given" in. You know men in general will not be very supportive.
I love football (GO PATRIOTS) and I hope he can make a comeback. Hes an amazing athlete and such a funny drama queen.
I'm from Philly and I love the Eagles.
LOL @ T.O
I'm not a fan of TO, but I feel bad that he felt he did not want to live anymore. Depression will kick your but, no matter who you are.
Go Eagles!!! Fuck the Cowboys.
Clint | 09.27.06 - 11:07 am | #
TiredOldWhore: Pfft. That's even WORSE when someone from Philly likes Dallas. Dallas sucks. And have fun with TO!!!!!! 
(all in fun bitch 
)
Kats!!!! Long time no talk to!!! GO BIRDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TO who?
Pfft, Patriots. 
I love my Bears! *ducking from flying rotten tomatoes*
I hope Terrell get better from the bottom of my heart. He's a tremendous athlete.
Go Redskins!
*throwing rotten tomatoes at fo sho*
has anyone seen Deb or barburger?????
GO BRONCOS!!!!
Just supporting DH.
What a dummy! Even if his career is done, he is a fabulously wealthy, healthy guy who can have sex with as many women (or men) as he wants to.
I know that is a simplified view, but c'mon, T.O.! It isn't as bad as it seems!
You could be a fat, homeless, deformed, maimed, ugly bastard with AIDS. THEN I could understand the suicide.
I think it's for attention.
So true Morticia, so true. BTW, it's good to see you.
Philly fans throw batteries at Santa.
Fuck these assholes. Wonder how depressed they'd be if they actually had to live a REAL LIFE?
Depression and suicide suck, both my brother and sister committed suicide.
I hope and pray T.O. gets the help he needs and makes a full recovery. I like him, and I like his zesty-ness out on the field!
We love you T.O.!
Oh waaahhhh!!
Go cry into a bag of money.
wow, VooDooVixen. I'm so sorry.
Good to see you too, MizRo.
NoAnjl
Troy's Mom - your av is cracking me up. Love those Geico commercials.
VooDoo - I am extremely sorry to hear that. It runs in my family too. My aunt hung herself and her 7 year old daughter found her. 
I, too, wish TO the best and only say things in jest. I also wish you the best.
Troy's Mom: Yep, true (and snowballs). Not all of us are bad though.
TiredOldWhore, Money alone does NOT make people happy. Do you think your life would be magically transformed into bliss if you had tons of dough? Sorry, sister, not always.
Thanx for the nice comments all of you! Dlisters are known for their cruel, cutting wit, and also for their compassion for other posters!
You guys ROCK!!!!!!!
Too many sad things today.
i live in philly, and i know to is one of the most hated people around right now, but i think we all would much rather see him the hosp. for a football injury (which he got while playing the eagles!!) i hope he does come out of this okay and deal with whatever it is.
Who the f*uck cares that an overpaid athelete tried to kill himself? All I can say is too bad it didn't work.
Troy's Mom - your av is cracking me up. Love those Geico commercials.
fo sho | 09.27.06 - 11:26 am | #
Thanks, and I LOVE Carlon too...
P.S. And the COWBOYS!!!
**putting bag over head**
sunnybunny | 09.27.06 - 11:32 am | #
*throwing batteries and snowballs at Troy's Mom*
Jenny - wow, that was nice. May you always be happy.
E.A.G.L.E.S. - Go Eagles!!!!!
By the way Troy's Mom - they threw snowballs at Santa because he was drunk. The batteries were thrown at JD Drew by 2 teenagers, not by the entire crowd.
Ah how sad!! I mean come on he has alot to be depressed about he only make what 10 million a game! What a fucking pud!
I think that TO is probably bipolar. All that macho, narcissistic bull crap was probably just a cover-up for that fact that he truly is depressed and hates himself. I heard that when he was younger his father lived across the street his whole life and he didn't even know it. Then his mom dropped that bomb on him one day. That could definetely contribute to some depression.
Anyone who thinks just because his is a rich athlete that can have sex with whoever he wants, that he can't have mental problems, really needs to realize that anyone can be affected by mental illnesses no matter their economic or social status.
GO IGGLES!!!!!
VooDooVixen | 09.27.06 - 11:26 am | #
He can afford to get help. If the people in his life knew he was thinking of this and didn't bother, that's too bad. But I don't feel sorry for overpaid attention whore crybabies. I save my sympathy for people I feel deserve it.
Jenny | 09.27.06 - 11:35 am | #
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Yeah of course that's all you can say, b/c apparently you're a MORON! I think the people that make stupid comments like that fail to realize that a HUMAN LIFE is involved. So what if he's an overpaid athlete, that means he should die? Maybe he worked his ass off to get there, maybe he had a terrible childhood, maybe he's severely depressed. Until you've actually known how terrible suicide is, you need to STFU b/c if you realized how horrible it is to go through such debilitating sadness you would not be making those comments. He's still a person dammit.
Yay Pink!!!! Fly Eagles Fly......
Troy's Mom: Yep, true (and snowballs). Not all of us are bad though.
NoAnjl | 09.27.06 - 11:26 am | #
I know, a few bad apples spoils the whole bunch...maybe the batteries were thrown at Jimmy Johnson.
I was at the Phillies game Sunday and Pat Burrell was getting embarrassingly boo'd the whole game until he hit a homerun. Then he was the hero...I don't get it.
Good riddance. He's a jerk.
Anonymous | 09.27.06 - 11:41 am | #
Could not of said it better.
oh sunnybunny, boo hoo, I used to call my good friend that and she doesn't come on here anymore. I hope she is okay. But by all means, welcome to you, sunnybunny
Voo Doo Vixen: my sincerest sympathies and my most positive energy are coming your way. *hug*
Depression is an awful disease and most people do not understand the depth to which one is pulled down to.
Troy's Mom: Well, I don't get that either. And what I really don't get is that they let Brett Myers play THE DAY AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED FOR ASSAULTING HIS WIFE. I have been a Phillies fan all my life, but terminated that loyality that day. I still love the Phanatic though. He's the shit. Phillies fans can be rough!
I am up for grabs to be someone's baseball team fan!
I'll preface this by saying I have no interest in sports, and I live and work practically in the Cowboys' backyard. However, I've gained some insight on Mr. Owens from the radio station I listen to, which has a sports commentator in the mornings along with the regular two-DJ team. From what this commentator has said, it seems that TO is famous for doing just about anything to avoid actually practicing and playing, despite making far more money on his contract than he'll ever need. I hope this isn't just an extension of that behavior. That being said, I also hope that he gets the help he needs.
I am up for grabs to be someone's baseball team fan!
NoAnjl | 09.27.06 - 11:47 am | #
OMG, but isn't Chase Utley just the CUTEST!!!! I was trying to get pictures of his ass on Sunday.
Ridic - wow. See? Ya learn someone new every day. What a blow for a young man.
GO BIRDS!!!
*something*
Troy's Mom
Chase Utley
**SIGH** **SWOON**
Phillies Phanatic
*sigh, pelvic thrust*
haha, and he's quite a terror on that fourwheeler whipping around the field..you are right, he IS the shit.
If he really wanted to commit suicide, would think he woud use a gun and do it right. Sounds like he does need help, but a little bit of that was a PR stunt, too.
It's horrible but I really have no pity for T.O. Wahhh...I broke my finger now I must kill myself!
I know when I get cramps every month I contemplate downing a bottle of motrin, but pahleze bitch!
I would never murder myself. I'm so in love with myself it's sad.
hi NoAnjL~
Got new job...less time online sadly, but I still read you bitches EVERY day.
Troy's Mom
Oh how I hate work. bbl!!!!
Obviously none of you idiots know anything about T.O. These reports of a suicide attempt are about as true as Nicole Richie's claims that she doesn't have an eating disorder.
Terrell Owens loves himself more than anyone else on this planet and there is no way this guy tried to off himself. I think he was just worried because his name hasn't really been in the news for what like a week now? So he had to do something to get people talking again.
NoAnjl | 09.27.06 - 11:38 am | #
Thank you.
Anonymous | 09.27.06 - 11:41 am | #
You don't know what I've personally been through or have experience. So unless you’re psychic, YOU need to STFU because this is a free forum, and last I checked, I can voice my opinions. And calling me a moron makes you that much a better person.
((((Hugs to VooDooVixen)))
m | 09.27.06 - 12:04 pm | #
My own personal theory goes something like this: depression is a very self-centered thing. you have to think about yourself constantly! get out of the bubble people!
That's sad. And makes sense. All those antics of his were cries for help.
Terrell Owen is probably a undercover cock sucker. The pressure of being GAY BLACK MAN made him attempt suicide.
You people are so ignorant. It doesn't matter about his money, his fame, his house, cars, or women. Depression doesn't discriminate. If you're familar with the drama with Donovan McNabb, you'd realize that Donovan was just as much to blame as T.O. I'm not making excuses for him, but he considered Donovan a friend, and when Donovan did something that hurt him deeply, he lashed out. He did the same with Andy Reid. He doesn't deal with his emotins like a rational adult, because he is emotionally still a child. And if you'd read up on his troubled childhood you'd understand why. He's been thru a lot and his success on the field is a testament to how he has tried to deal with his hardships. He is blessed by God with superior athletic ability but he is also a hard worker. he just does not know how to deal with people. Plus he is insecure and extremely senstive. When his feelings are hurt he reacts like a five year old. He doesn't love himself and feels nobody in the world (except his grandmother) loves him. There's a good chance as well he is bi-polar. Just have some compassion people. It's just football and what he did to the Eagles will not make the world stop spinning.
Jenny | 09.27.06 - 12:04 pm | #
Ok maybe you're not a moron but you just proved yourself a hypocrite by telling me I don't know what you've been through so therefore can't judge you. Isn't that what you're doing to TO?
And no, calling you a moron doesn't make me a better person but it DOES make me feel immensely better, and since this is a free forum, I'm allowed to voice my opinion that you're a moron.
Ridic | 09.27.06 - 11:41 am | #
I agree with everything you said. I didn't know that about his father. That is fucked up. Why would his mama do that to him? Why would his father? He has severe issues.
Why were him and Donovan fighting all the time, again? That shit just got nasty, between two black men.. and for TO to bring the race card into it. Is Donovan part of his problem?
I'm not making excuses for him, but he considered Donovan a friend, and when Donovan did something that hurt him deeply, he lashed out.
LuLu | 09.27.06 - 12:23 pm | #
What did Donovan do to make TO flip out and go crazy with the hurt?
Terrell Owen is probably a undercover cock sucker. The pressure of being GAY BLACK MAN made him attempt suicide.
Anonymous | 09.27.06 - 12:23 pm | #
You're only the second person I've seen make that statement. Why Terrell? why now? All the undercover DL players (black, white, samoan and otherwise) in the NFL... why would it be Terrell who flips and tries to kill himself?
Troy's Mom
Oh how I hate work. bbl!!!!
NoAnjl | 09.27.06 - 11:57 am | #
Me too...I better lay off the posting for awhile before I get shit-canned.
Wow, LULU that was deep. I was not a TO fan when he was in Philly nor now that he is in Dallas but I wish him no harm and hope he gets help if this is really true. Wonder what Tuna thinks of all this?
Terrell Owens loves himself more than anyone else on this planet and there is no way this guy tried to off himself. I think he was just worried because his name hasn't really been in the news for what like a week now? So he had to do something to get people talking again.
m | 09.27.06 - 12:04 pm | #
I can't buy it. I think he was serious, only because of the method of suicide chosen. Why would a macho black man choose pain relieving pills -- to get attention? Suicide is already is de-manning; you're not taking out anybody but yourself. It's like saying to the world 'Hi, I'm a little bitch who can't take care of my own problems'. And then to do it by prescription pills?
Prescription pills is what females do. It's the 'nice' way to die. Why emasculate yourself through your choice of suicide? Why not a gun, or hanging or railroad tracks, or getting in your car and driving really fast and hitting a wall? If Terrell Owen wanted the kind of attention you're talking about, why emasculate himself with pills?
I think this is serious. I think he meant to kill himself. I think he's in a bad spot, and that the cry for attention was a cry for help... not a cry for 'look at me, I want my name in the paper, I want you to talk about me'.
How sad. Just today I wrote a few friends detailing how I would off myself. Life is just too painful. Between my family disappointments, job loss (layoffs), alcoholic friends...it's just not worth it. Pills/booze is the most peaceful way out. Must be done when no one is around and isn't expected to be. My boyfriend is paying me to leave him. It's all very sad. I completely understand his intentions. Personally, I can't process one more disappointmetn. Prayers are welcomed.
Can'tSay | 09.27.06 - 12:45 pm | #
Just this morning I was having morbid thoughts myself. I have severe stomach problems which lead to 2 operations and I am having difficulty again. I don't think I could go thru another operation but I think of my son and that keeps me going. Keep your chin up Can't Say.
How sad. Just today I wrote a few friends detailing how I would off myself. Life is just too painful. Between my family disappointments, job loss (layoffs), alcoholic friends...it's just not worth it. Pills/booze is the most peaceful way out. Must be done when no one is around and isn't expected to be. My boyfriend is paying me to leave him. It's all very sad. I completely understand his intentions. Personally, I can't process one more disappointmetn. Prayers are welcomed.
Can'tSay | 09.27.06 - 12:45 pm | #
Maybe you should volunteer and do some things to help others. It'll take the focus off how bad you feel your life has become, and it'll make you feel good to help others. Maybe you'll meet some new friends that way, too.
....Depression and suicide suck, both my brother and sister committed suicide.....
I'm sorry for your loss...depression is sheer hell-take it from one who has it.
I take meds for it-have been off and on for 20+ years.
Mabye that's why I'm so fat (haha).
When you hit the pit that is suicidal depression, you can't think right, can't talk, can't do crap...it's a war just to get out of bed, let alone take care of yourself.
That being said...5 pills? Now this guy (I know jack about football, but I am from Philly originally..) just may be trying to get some help in a roundabout way. Males don't usually own up to being depressed.
Thank God he wasn't really determined....usually-being a male? He probably would have used a gun, and when you are up against a bullet wound, your chances of recovery are slim and none.
All I have to say is all the money in the world cannot keep someone from depression.This is extremely sad and it just goes to show you that fame and money are not everything in life and it def does not always make you happy...
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What did Donovan do to make TO flip out and go crazy with the hurt?
Nita | 09.27.06 - 12:28 pm | #
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To answer your question Nita, there were a few things that set T.O. off. During his first season with the Eagles, they made the Superbowl. The previous three years, when TO was not on the squad, the Eagles could get no further than the NFC championship game. So they added TO and finally were able to get over that hump. Because as much as people complain about his off the field antics, when it comes down to playing football he is undeniable. So they were playing in the Superbowl and Donovan was choking basically. TO was trying to hype him up, to get him be the leader a QB is supposed to be, and Donovan told him to "shut the fuck up" in the middle of the huddle, in front of the whole offense. Now to a person like you or me, we might just shrug it off. But to a person like TO, sensitive as he is, it really hurt his feelings. He considered Donovan a friend and he was only trying to be helpful. Plus, he had just come back from a serious knee injury and shouldn't even have been playing in that game. He played hurt in order to give his team a better chance of winning, and he was pretty much the only good thing about the Eagles in that game. Donovan totally fucking choked, while TO produced. So that's what started the downward spiral between the two of them.
Then in his second season, before he was suspened from the team, he'd reached a milestone. I could look it up but I don't feel like it, but it had something to do with reaching a certain number of catches or touchdowns. The Eagles refused to acknowledge his accomplishments. The reaons the refused to acknowledge it is b/c of the war of words that TO and Donovan got into following the Superbowl incident. But they lied and said they didn't acknowlege it b/c they don't recongize individual achievements. But I'm sure if it was company man Donovan reaching a certain number of passes or touchdown throws, there would have been some type of recognition there. So again, he felt hurt and unappreciated.
Sorry about typing all of these long posts. i just have always felt for TO because I believe he is deeply misunderstood. Plus there are enough people hating him, I feel it doesn't hurt to have a few people who are in his corner.
Can't Say: I've been there! And now I have a beautiful husband and son that fill my heart with love! Hang in there!!!! It's worth it!!
"Problems are only Temporary."
*big hug*
anonamoose | 09.27.06 - 12:55 pm | #
cute av!! I have an xrated moose avvie which I only bring out on Fridays.
I love you people. There's just SO much stacked against me. If I didn't fear Hell, well, I wouldn't be typing this. Is there any way to "accidentally" opt out???
Can't Say - hang in there really. I too have been thru a hellish few years and things are not getting much better but you HAVE to hang in there. I read in one of my thousands of articles/books about depression that you must have 3 things to get you thru and be happy:
1. Someone/thing to love
2. Work (not necc.paid) that you believe in and makes you feel like you are making a valueable contribution
3. Something to look forward too
I really belive those three things are key. Trust me, we are all a work in progress.
I personally can't stand the guy after what he did to his coaches and teammates in Philly. To then have him sign onto another multi-million dollar contract with Jerry Jones' Dallas "Queerboys", I felt that they were made for one another.
I truly hope he gets the help he needs, but it is hard for me to feel sympathy for people (i.e. coddled athletes) whose cup has been filled many times over with fortune and priviledge.
Welcome to real life Terrell!
can'tsay - good things could happen in your future. why assume only terrible things will happen?
I might be missing something here and I don't discount that it takes someone seriously screwed up to try to kill themselves, but if you really want to die don't you NOT take pills (if that's your chosen method) in front of your friends? First his friend saw all the pills were gone, then TO waits to take 2 more until his friend was watching? Seems a little like a cry for help to me. I think it was a cry for help, and he didn't mind the attention that was going to come his way either.
That said, it's sad, but I think there's more to the story. He didn't really want to die. You do this sort of thing privately, not around people/friends who care about you and will do what they can to stop it.
I'm a Cowboys fan and it almost killed me when I heard Jerry Jones had signed TO. Sorry to say it but too bad he didn't really do it. Just another attempt for attention. Wonder if the paramedics asked him if he needed a sharpie?
Yeah, another Cowboys fan. I knew there was ONE other one out there.
Boy some of you peeps are fuckin ingnorant. Wow! Thank God for fuckin Celexa!
ignorant, guess i should at least spell that one right
FYI, joining clubs does not cure depression.
Hey Vampira...we called the winner yesterday in the Caption this contest. YIPPEEE..
Yup we did Troy's Mom! The jelly one was funny too. Damn, there were alot of funny ones!
I think the scientologists are on this thread.
Do I dare go to today's HKS thread? Why the fuck not.
Well, he's suppose to have a news conference at 3:15EST......
I'm not a fan of his, but he is an amzing athlete. I do hope he gets better.
One report said, that his publicist freaked, she thought that it was the same thing that happened to Daniel Smith......
GO RAIDERS! I know they SUCK right now!
YANKEES CLINCH
I hope he gets help and soon. My area is reeling from last weeks suicide of two teens 15 and 17 by laying on railroad tracks and being run over by a train. Depression is a terrible thing. But it is a chemical imbalance. Get help for him fast.
Do I dare go to today's HKS thread? Why the fuck not.
vampira | 09.27.06 - 1:49 pm | #
HKS?
Howard K Stern. Not so bad today.
who cares?
Can anyone say "publicity"? He just wants attention every day all day. Did anyone see him back when he was in Philly doing situps and shit on his driveway?!? What's up with that? Thank God he is not the Eagles problem anymore. If he really wanted to kill himself he should have used a gun - you know he probably has an arsenol. Or he could have called up an Eagles fan - any of them would have happily pulled the trigger.
T.O. sucks, I didn't think anyone would actually be upset over this, maybe if he weren't such an asshole both on and off the field people would actually give a shit about this. Cry for help?!? More like cry for attention, since Philly had the good sense to drop his ass he's no longer in the spot light, poor baby!
HKS...gotcha. I knew that bitch was the daddy.
Another Cowboys fan here!
The only thing that is keeping me from believing this story is that if you attempt suicide, they don't pump your stomach and then release you; they usually put you in the psychiatric ward for observation. They let TO go.
Yahoo...
Guess who my son is named after?
MizRo | 09.27.06 - 10:56 am | #
Yeah, the more brilliant a person is, the more likely they are to be.... well.... odd. (Like the Japanese painter who never cleaned anything, and whose houses had to be burned after he moved out)
Anyway, if this guy really tried suicide, I feel very sorry for him.
Sounds like he might be bipolar. Men usually commit suicide by violent means and women usually pop pills. Maybe he just took enough pills to call attention to himself without killing himself. Just a theory!
WTF!!! I have him in my Fantasy football pool...could he not have waited until the off season to pull this shit?! Fucking drama queen!!!
LuLu..the problem he had with McNabb is that he was jealous of his stable two parent, normal up bringing. TO had a tough life growing up with no male role models in his life. He has the talent to be one of the greatest players of all time but when it comes down to it he probably has nothing and no one. He should get help, keep his mouth shut and play football if that is what he wants. Once he realizes the world does not revolve around him the better off he will be.
fuck this guy. he is an attention whore, who's life isn't enough for him. all he does is whine and moan. ya know Terrell, you could be handicapped or poor, asshole
Hey to everyone who is feeling bad or has a lot of crappy challenges..just hang in there. dont give up. Stay on Dlisted and talk to us! If you feel bad talk to us or help someone else. It works. Try anything else but DO NOT KILL YOURSELF. Nature abhors suicide.
It will hurt everyone around you for life. Sorry so serious but I became worried!
love,
Patty Cake
i was just at the blog.dallascowboys.com, and saw this:
"zinc_stang
Joined on 09-09-2006
Allen, TX
Re: TO situation
Heard some good info on Dan Patrick. He says if TO tried to commit suicide first the hospital wouldn't let him leave and second The Cowboys wouldn't let him leave.
An officer came on and said if they respond to a situation like this they call a crisis/suicide response number let them know the situation and find out if that person has ever tried anything like this before. If not, they are allowed to release the person if they agree to admit themselves into treatment right away.
He went on further to say if the person holds a conference and says everything is okay I am fine I didn't try to commit suicide, they will then come and arrest the individual."
Did anybody else hear this, or listen to the dan patrick show? or know anything about what happens after an attempted suicide police report and trip to the hospital?
LuLu..the problem he had with McNabb is that he was jealous of his stable two parent, normal up bringing. TO had a tough life growing up with no male role models in his life.
karamia | 09.27.06 - 3:27 pm | #
So, TO ultimately saw McNabb as a role model? TO really did feel McNabb stabbed him in the back? When people get jealous like that, there's love behind it. I hope Donovan makes a call to Terrell, and these two put their shit behind them.
Why should McNabb have to be his role model? He's the leader on the field and these are grown men making millions of dollars. It is not even up to the coach to be a father figure. It looks to me he looks more to his crook agent as his role model..
of COURSE they have to spin it that it wasn't a suicide attempt or else he won't be allowed to play, they'd be required to put him in a treatment program.
Fuck T.O. He sucks now anyway... and yeah his agent is one big asshole too..
but then again, i can't see him doing himself in, maybe he got loopy off the pills and lost track of how many he was taking, and accidently od'd.
wow some of you are super harsh "i can't believe anyone would actually care" um, hello! it's a PERSON we are talking about.
it saddens me that we put so little value on human life.
http://www.athensexchange.com/
20...ide_attempt.asp
excerpts taken from: "Terrell Owens' Suicide Attempt Highlights Major Male Sports Taboo" by Christopher McIntosh
....There are two great taboos left in major male sports.
Being openly gay.
Being mentally ill.
....Approximately 1-3% of the American public suffers from it.
Up to 15% of those clinically depressed die by suicide. In 1996 alone there were more than half a million suicide attempts. In 1997 alone more than 30,000 people died by suicide. ...No one is immune.
How many people know the back story of TO? ....Why didn't anyone ask why he was moody? Why he's longed for greater recognition and remuneration? In the most unintentionally insightful comment this author made, why was he "adolescent in his attempts to obtain them"?
His own hometown loves and reveres him, but will not put up official signage referring to the town as his home. His high school will not put him in the Hall of Fame.
He never found out who his father was until he fell for the girl across the street. He was told to leave her alone.
He didn't know she was his half-sister.
His mother was 17 when she had him and shipped him off to his grandmother to live, a woman named Alice Black.
Alice turned her house into a cave - drawing the drapes and keeping the windows shut. No TV, no telephone, and they were only allowed to leave this place for school and church.
According to a story in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, disobeying or talking back earned him a whipping.
So, do you think this man had the opportunity to live out his "adolescence"? To make the mistakes we all learn from in high school and never make again? Maybe, maybe not. We don't know. We do know the pressure on him was immense at Dallas, he was heralded as the savior, but his coach would not even refer to him by name in press conferences.
But ultimately the speculation is all irrelevant. The story of TO's brush with death tells me two things. No matter how many magazines we read, newspaper articles we consume, message boards we surf, we never can truly know the athletes we think we know backwards and forwards.
More importantly, it tells me that mental illness can strike anyone, regardless of position. Millions of people look up to major athletes. college football, the NFL, MLB, the NBA, their players are all heroes for children and adults, men and women. I hope that his experience can break the taboo. If at least one kid, one fan, one fantasy player sees his experience and decides to say, "enough", I'm going to deal with this issue as if it were chest pain or a broken leg, maybe something good will come out of this.
But mostly, I just hope that TO gets better.
Why should McNabb have to be his role model? He's the leader on the field and these are grown men making millions of dollars. It is not even up to the coach to be a father figure. It looks to me he looks more to his crook agent as his role model..
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Donovan didn't have to be his role model. It just sounds like he was his role model. TO and Donovan liked one another. Then Donovan goes off on TO in the way LuLu describes? Hmm. There was a friendship there that went to hell in a very ugly, very public, very nasty way. TO is obviously insecure. It sounds like nobody's every really truested Terrell Owens, starting with his own family. He's always told 'no' 'no' 'no'... and not always told why until too late. People are always making his decisions for him, even when he feels he's just doing the best for himself and for everybody. Maybe. TO didn't feel Donovan was being team leader in the way he should have been. TO was giving all, playing hurt -- very hurt. And Donovan just kinda dropped the ball. Donovan didn't trust Terrell? It puts all the shit about TO complaining about some of Donovan's choices on the field in that particular game, in perspective. Maybe TO wasn't grandstanding and being a narcissist all the way after all; maybe he had a point. Donovan's still cool. I just wish they could have patched up their differences and become a team again, and friends again.
And I'm not buying that this wasn't a suicide attempt. But they have to say what they have to say. Terrell Owens needs help. He needs it before he does something really crazy to himself, and succeeds.
TO has millions of dollars, one of the powerful players unions and excellent health benefits available to seek mental health. I wouldn't let him on that field until he is evaluated but the spin is in and it looks like he's not going to get any help. I pity him for that but I also pity the millions of people with mental disorders who have no money or health insurance or no powerful unions to protect them. On a more postitve note...GO RYAN HOWARD MVP!
I guess he was best friends with Jeff Garcia also?..lol.
Go Phillies!!!
of course he's gonna deny...what else would t o say?
Redskins shut him down & it finally drove him crazy!
Wow, there sure are a lot of "allergic reactions" among celebs. Proportionately a lot more than among the general population. Co-incidence? I think not.
Yep now he's denying it..turns out he just likes to eat lots of handfuls of pills for fun and passing out and not being able to talk to EMT's or his publicist. He's a mess..he'll drop dead from some weird combo like Daniel in the Bahamas...these people are all wacked. He's ghetto...and probably hates himself..and probably does have serious emo issues. Whatever...get to the Dr and get on the proper drugs and stabablize yourself!
He had 25 million reasons to stay alive. quote onquote.
the man needs help please.
Terrell, honey, don't listen to a word they say. You are so fine. Come here, baby, I will make you feel all better.
fuck the bitch ass eagles.
I smell a cheap publicity stunt.
GUESS MONEY REALLY DOESN'T BUY HAPPINESS..ALTHOUGH I HAVE NO IDEA WHO THIS DUDE IS HOPE HE GETS BETTER!
I wish T.O. well! His body is slamming!
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