Ray Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 Come on.....the poor kid has a stutter and speaking under pressure always makes it much worse. The kid is not Einstein but give him a break on the stuttering problem.
Fingon Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 Come on.....the poor kid has a stutter and speaking under pressure always makes it much worse. The kid is not Einstein but give him a break on the stuttering problem. The ability to speak does not directly relate to intelligence. One of the greatest minds ever (Demosthenes) was known for his extreme stuttering problem.
Chef Jim Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 The ability to speak does not directly relate to intelligence. One of the greatest minds ever (Demosthenes) was known for his extreme stuttering problem. Kid probably said to his mother "You named me WHAT??!?? How the !@#$ am I supposed to say that??"
Chef Jim Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 BTW from the comments: Working as a sportswriter in Morgantown, Lankster was always THE most polite and well-mannered player to interview. And the words he did get out were "yes sir" and that was to a sports writer.
Glass To The Arson Posted August 18, 2009 Author Posted August 18, 2009 How !@#$ing lame that some lowlife put this on YouTube just so people could laugh at Lankster. Weak. I agree...BUT... It doesn't matter because his name is out there and he WILL BE KNOWN FOR BEING A BALL HAWK. This dude reminds me of Jabari Greer!
Omar Little Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 I agree...BUT... It doesn't matter because his name is out there and he WILL BE KNOWN FOR BEING A BALL HAWK. This dude reminds me of Jabari Greer! I accidentally deleted my previous post, but I agree with you. He'll continue to make a name for himself on the field.
San Jose Bills Fan Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 The ability to speak does not directly relate to intelligence. One of the greatest minds ever (Demosthenes) was known for his extreme stuttering problem. BTW from the comments: And the words he did get out were "yes sir" and that was to a sports writer. Thank you, men.
Fingon Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 Thank you, men. An interesting fact about Demosthenes is that in order to overcome his stuttering problem, he filled his mouth with pebbles, and recited his speeches over and over until he spoke them flawlessly.
phypon Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 Watching this vid, I see a kind, humble young man. Polite and pleasant. Hope he continues to do well. Looks like a real character guy and plays with heart.
Tipster19 Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 I'm just wondering, what was the purpose of posting this? I think that it's bs to put up a link to a video to ridicule this kid. He seems to be very polite and he wears our colors, so why in the world would anyone who is a Bills' fan would be the one to put him on display to be humiliated? This board sure has been spiraling into the toilet the last couple of years.
Omar Little Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 He seems to be very polite and he wears our colors, so why in the world would anyone who is a Bills' fan would be the one to put him on display to be humiliated? Because a lot of people are immature !@#$s who get off on mocking the uncontrollable shortcomings of nice, talented people like Ellis Lankster. He deserves a hell of a lot better from his team's "fans," that's for damn sure. The whole thing outrages me.
Chandler#81 Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 did channel 7 spell his name wrong? No. They just stuttered..
Tom Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 This kid was all over the field last night.............. I hope #46 contributes to this team in a big way this year & beyond!!
rackemrack Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 No. They just stuttered.. like ummm... is it a"T" or a "D" channel 7 sucks
Conch Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 An interesting fact about Demosthenes is that in order to overcome his stuttering problem, he filled his mouth with pebbles, and recited his speeches over and over until he spoke them flawlessly. Thanks for this post. My whole life I thought that the pebbles story was about Plato.
Paup 1995MVP Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 I agree...BUT... It doesn't matter because his name is out there and he WILL BE KNOWN FOR BEING A BALL HAWK. This dude reminds me of Jabari Greer! I sure hope he is better than that. Jabari was OK, but definitely did not dominate games most of the time.
EasternOHBillsFan Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 An interesting fact about Demosthenes is that in order to overcome his stuttering problem, he filled his mouth with pebbles, and recited his speeches over and over until he spoke them flawlessly. You mean George Savalas went through all of that? He always spoke so perfectly on Kojak!! http://www.tv.com/george-savalas/person/36545/summary.html
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