Ricky Williams: Silence Is Golden

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Published: December 15, 2009

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The old teacher in David Carradine's classic TV series Kung Fu, whose name was Master Po, was fond of saying things like "Grasshopper, the pathway you have chosen is chosen for you. For in the matter you speak of, destiny, there is no such thing as chance." Or, "grasshopper, when one seeks escape, one never finds escape, for the trap is in the seeking."

Words of wisdom? Perhaps.  But, let us consider for a moment the pathway chosen by Ricky Williams, the infamous running back of the Miami Dolphins, and an integral member of the Dolphin's brainwave wildcat offense; Williams, whose checkered past has more twists, more ups and downs than a stadium size Snakes and Ladders game board.

In 2004, after winning a rushing title for the Dolphins in 2002 with an exceptional 1853 yards, and 1352 rushing yards the following year, the dreadlocked, soft-spoken Williams tests positive for marijuana for the third time, thus setting in motion a destiny well beyond the famil...

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