What? Shaquille Walker would rather be a dentist than an Olympic medallist and Danny Mackey thinks he could have set the AR?

Another dentist is exactly what Utah needs.

It’s a reasonable decision. Realistically, he would probably always be a long shot to even make a US team. Nothing wrong with pursuing another passion, I guess.

After two years of not training on his mission, he ran 1:47 his first indoor race and 1:45 that year. He was very talented and definitely had potential to be one of the all-time best US runners.

Can't fathom why he would want to be a dentist. Maybe seeing all the bad teeth in his mission in the UK inspired him.

Another passion that is dentistry. Bahaha. No one's passion is dentistry. He's going to be sticking his hands in peoples mouths for the rest of his life. What an odd decision. The story here is that Shaq does not/did not enjoy running, training and competing. No one with a passion for the sport would ever make such strange calculus.

Guys, just substitute "dentist" with "support a family".

My take is that he wants to raise a stable family, and values that more than an Olympic medal. Being a dentist means he can have a stable income. Being a runner does not (especially with performance-based contracts).

There's this weird Mormon family dynamic I don't understand, but I think that's what he's saying.

Mormon? black? I thought Mormons thought black people were cursed by God

Has he done his mission yet? If not, that could be another issue. You're not a real Mormon until you spend a couple of years being ignored while trying to get people to join your cult.

My thought when I saw this was who cares. Since when do non NCAA champions who never even made a US Final get long write ups? There’s gotta be 100 other dudes who are in their mid 20s who never made a US Final.

roblox oof sound wrote:

Mormon? black? I thought Mormons thought black people were cursed by God

They brought some tablets down from the mount that allowed black folks in. It was on the flip side of the one where they are allowed to drink Coke but not coffee.

Hardloper wrote:

After two years of not training on his mission, he ran 1:47 his first indoor race and 1:45 that year. He was very talented and definitely had potential to be one of the all-time best US runners.

Can't fathom why he would want to be a dentist. Maybe seeing all the bad teeth in his mission in the UK inspired him.

Money? He'll make 100x in his first year over any little stipend to break the AR.

dagdsfd wrote:

Guys, just substitute "dentist" with "support a family".

My take is that he wants to raise a stable family, and values that more than an Olympic medal. Being a dentist means he can have a stable income. Being a runner does not (especially with performance-based contracts).

There's this weird Mormon family dynamic I don't understand, but I think that's what he's saying.

He has the rest of his life to change diapers. My point still stands. He obviously doesn’t like running. Hes just some mega talent with zero passion for the sport. I say good riddance. Doubt a guy with so little passion would have accomplished anything notable anyway.

Side note: Mormon dudes need to slow down. Be an adult for few years then go and start making babies. There’s no rush. Your balls and fertility aren’t going anywhere. Women on the other hand but get going before they dry up.

Grow up. Running doesn't pay. It's an absolute joke. This kid is doing the most sensible thing.

Pop_pop!_v2.2.1 wrote:

Hardloper wrote:

After two years of not training on his mission, he ran 1:47 his first indoor race and 1:45 that year. He was very talented and definitely had potential to be one of the all-time best US runners.

Can't fathom why he would want to be a dentist. Maybe seeing all the bad teeth in his mission in the UK inspired him.

Money? He'll make 100x in his first year over any little stipend to break the AR.

Hahaha! Hardly...do you have any idea how much money a general dentist makes their first year out of school? Any idea how much the average dentist owes from dental school? I hope I'm proved wrong, but would bet that he would not make entrance into dental school anyway, so it's all a moot point. Really poor decision to have left school prior to graduation.

What confuses me about this story is why Walker left BYU after the 2016 season. It says in the story that he was interested in dentistry since he was 19, so he knew he needed to get his degree at some point. He had one more year of eligibility at BYU in 2017. Wouldn't it make sense to stick around in Provo for one more year? Just curious what the reasoning behind the decision was there.

Anyway, I wish Shaquille the best of luck in his new life and I hope he enjoys the extra time he'll get to spend with his family.

Danny sucks at keeping talent around. He should put his old wife in another stupic video on YouTube.

roblox oof sound wrote:

Mormon? black? I thought Mormons thought black people were cursed by God

No, morons think blacks are cursed by God.

Seattle is not exactly paradise for a single Mormon guy. Even worse than for jamin. Gotta head back to UT and get a BYU breeder-girl.

If he has been accepted into Dental School, then he needs to go. It is a whole lot easier to make money as a dentist than to make money as a professional athlete. The math is pretty simple 40 years at $200k per year as a dentist = $8 million over a 40 year career vs. 4 years @ $80k per year as a professional runner and an uncertain future after that. He is a wise man.

The Nike sports marketing staff spends a lot of time on message boards. Pitiful. And you can’t spell.

Beat this Nike wrote:

Danny sucks at keeping talent around.