A story about the US #1 at evo this year

I have a confession, and an apology for Ricky. Perhaps this will reach him, perhaps not, but I think it is something I should write, and some people should read.

I grew up in the bay area, and in the arcades there. I loved the scene, the fights, the games, and the people. My main hang out was the Golf Land in Milpitas.

Back in those days I would occasionally run into a player that stood out, he often was with a tall black guy I assumed his friend. In that particular golfland there was only a small handful of people that I would run into, that would be able to defeat me on a regular basis, and only one that could totally destroy me in the matches. (this was during the SnkVsCap2 Era)

Yet, when I fought this person that would destroy me, I looked at him, the way he carried himself, the overall personality he gave out, and I spoke badly of him when my friends and I left, not because of the gameplay or of my defeat, but because of the person himself.

I have always played street fighter in some form, sometimes less then others. In the last year street fighter 4 brought it all back and I returned taking the game more seriously again.

Imagine my shock when I recognized during the Evo stream who was being placed #1 in US, and #2 in the world. Yes, it was the person I fought, lost to miserable, and looked down on and spoke poorly of.

During that stream in the finals I realized a truth I had ignored, it didn’t matter what kind of person he was, or was not he had an amazing fighting spirit, and deserved respect for it.

So Ricky I am sorry for the rude things I thought in those days, and you have taught me a valuable lesson. Instead what I should have been doing was treating you in a friendly manner, and understanding it doesn’t matter who the person is, all that matters is the fight.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Send it to him on FB.

I’ve been waiting for Ricky to shine for so long. It really blows my mind reading some of the comments on his videos; “This ricky guy is pretty good”. I understand there’s some new faces but damn, Ricky is by no way a fresh face to the scene. Ricky has been holding it down for years, not only has he been holding it down, he’s been holding it down on multiple fighters. I guess you could say he is the WC version of Justin, after Watson and Valle of course. Don’t quote me on this but I’m pretty sure every game Ricky has taken seriously, he has been in top 8 or above @ Evo before. Personally, I enjoyed his CvS2 play but he’s also great at 3s, qualifying for SBO just last year. He manages to stay sharp regardless of what game he’s taking seriously.

awww

So who he is as a person doesn’t matter because he’s good at street fighter? Got it!

Posting in godlike thread.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

this guy is desperate for attention.

i think he wants to kiss and make up :slight_smile:

So because he’s now known as one of the best players, you apologize? lololol’d

Lets get one this straight. Ricky is not #1 in the US Justin Wong is.

“US #1 at evo this year” learn to read. fail

Clearly.

The answer lies in the heart of battle.

ITT: attention whores, bad trolls, and guys who are too emotional.

I didn’t even know Ricky was like that, I thought he just liked to wear eye liner and hello kitty backpacks.

Double Gay.

For some reason when I was reading this thread all I could hear was … [media=youtube]E0w1W5RGx9Q[/media]

saw this coming… lol

lmao , ur totally right that ending is epic