Comments on: Ryan Star – Respect for athletes

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:56:17 +0000

For anyone in the NY/NJ/PA area, tix still available for Jan 9 at the Borgata opening for Rob Thomas. You have to call Borgata directly at 1-866-900-4849, the website doesn’t work to get the tix. I just got good seats, let’s get a good showing for Ryan! (Plus I’m sure Rob Thomas will be worth seeing.)

By: thisrocks

thisrocks — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:51:18 +0000

amazing !!! enjoying all your blogs this week !

By: Felicia

Felicia — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:20:13 +0000

Well it’s easy to understand why you snowboarding. You are an athlete of sorts. Good musicians need to practice and stay focused just like athletes. I think people who can write lyrics and melodies to create a song that actually pulls an emotion from someone or bring up an old memory rather happy or sad oe a fantasy in a person listening to that song is an amazing talent. You definitely have that talent. Thanks for sharing.

By: Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:14:22 +0000

Thank you (and your body) for choosing music. Interesting physical reaction to competing physically instead of musically.

Thank you, also, for another well-written and interesting insight to who you are.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:09:59 +0000

Musician and athlete-is there anything you can’t do?

By: Heather C

Heather C — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:51:17 +0000

Hey r~
I look forward to reading your blogs.Sounds like you’re having a awesome vacation.
I can relate to the getting sick before or during competition.I would always get sick before I’d reach the venue where the karate tournament was being held.Luckly for me once I got sick I could focus on what I needed to do.I used meditation to get me centered.
Anyway Have a nice evening.
P.S. I told my field hockey player,snowboarding daughter about your snowboarding friend and she said “I wish I could have gone down the mountain with those guys”

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:39:43 +0000

Interesting, from a parent’s perspective, reading your blog, Ryan. It is never easy to go in a different direction from perhaps what your parents had in mind for you. I have two sons in their twenties and I tried hard not to mould them into miniature copies of my husband and myself. Of course, we wanted them to succeed, to do well, to have good jobs and to be happy. Sitting back and watching them emerge as young men wasn’t always easy, as I am sure your parents must have felt watching you as your honed your musical career. Having seen you in concert several times in the past year, you strike me as someone who thrives on the challenges you set for yourself, rather than what some might consider perhaps to be the more competitive challenges of a race or as a member of a sports team. Setting the bar for oneself and the diligence it takes to succeed in the challenges you set for yourself is one of the hardest, yet most rewarding, experiences you will ever have. I wish you well, with continued success as a musician, and hope to see you perform again in the near future.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:30:38 +0000

I hate competition. Of course I hate losing – failure is not fun. But I even hate winning. The desire and drive to be better than someone else is in me, but I really consider it to be one of my uglier emotions. It goes right along with vengance and greed. So, I avoid competition whenever possible. As kids my brother and I were expected to be active, so to avoid competitions, I chose dance, cheerleading and synchronized swimmming. Syncro is a competition, but it never felt that way since we were never head to head with our rivals, it was just me alone in the water striving to do my best. I high school, my cheerleading squad went to a national competition. The number of girls on our squad put us as the smallest possible in the “large squad” category. One less person would make us the largest possible in the “small squad” category- much more advantageous. So I volunteered to sit out the competition. I went to practice and served as an extra set of eyes to identify areas for improvement. I traveled to the competition and helped with hair and make- up and I cheered the loudest (from the stands) when they took the stage. I know that I decreased the stress level of my senior year considerably. I think the problem with competition is that it represents a desire to prove that one is better than others. I never barfed like you did, in the face of competition, but I most deffinately had rocks in my stomach and an uncomfortable heart rate.

By: Dana (pixie2214)

Dana (pixie2214) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:32:22 +0000

Great blog…as usual! At least in music there are less injuries…well, maybe not in your case;P How are your teeth these days?;P

I thank God you chose music over sports…you ROCK at it!! You are touching so many lives, my friend!! Keep it up! Happy New Year!! Happy Snowboarding=D Be careful…

All love

By: Bonnie Davis

Bonnie Davis — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:34:20 +0000

We are blessed that you decided to pursue music. I have enjoyed reading your posts. Happy New Year, Ryan! I know this year is going to be full of great things for you! Blessings! Bonnie

By: Lia (ryanstarfan)

Lia (ryanstarfan) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:30:52 +0000

Hey Ryan! Another interesting blog – I’m going to miss these when you are done! How awesome is it to know you are doing exactly what you should be?! I wish I had that. It’s amazing that a crowd cheering at a finish line freaked you out, but the thousands who cheer for you on stage seem to put you at peace! The world is a better place with your music and it wouldn’t be the same if you had become an athlete! We would have missed out on some wonderful music and lyrics and one incredible voice!!! You have got the best of both worlds now – you get to perform and do what you love and go snowboarding or running for fun and exhiliration. By the way, I must say you look pretty athletic in that snowboarding gear from the photo above ; ) Have a fabulous day flying down the mountain on your new board!

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:51:26 +0000

Wow, no wonder you and David Cook are such good friends. You guys are both into sports but realized your true calling was music.

By: mandy

mandy — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:51:03 +0000

I love your blogs Ryan. I love hearing the stories you have to share. keep them coming, along with the music

By: solange

solange — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:50:58 +0000

So, If you weren’t a singer you would be an athlete?
You chose the music, good for us!
Then write theme song for sports: ♫ “This could be the moment you’ve been waiting your whole life to show the world that you are ready”♪
Love

By: limes

limes — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:46:43 +0000

It’s amazing how the body can and does express our emotions. The two are connected, and often the body can express our innermost thoughts and desires before we can articulate them fully.

By: PSG

PSG — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:45:55 +0000

You’re an iconoclast RS. Amazing scribe musically and bloggingly

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:36:23 +0000

Love it!!!

By: brett aaron

brett aaron — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:32:07 +0000

Well, to perform the way you do ryan – you probably have the wind of a formidable runner or swimmer! keep up your sport and your music. They probably provide a balanced yin and yang effect for you.

By: hiedi

hiedi — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:31:52 +0000

I am incredibly glad that you chose to follow your passion for music. I don’t know what I’d do without your music in my life. Thanks for the blog

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:29:07 +0000

I can not tell you how happy I am that ypou chose music over sports. Your music has touched my soul.and although I have no doubt that I would be a fan if you were a baseball player(as long as you did not play for the yankees) I am glad you picked music. Thank you for what you do.