Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
One of the most heart-warming stories in motorcycle racing is a lower-middle-class family from Kentucky who sacrificed everything to get their sons what they needed to race. Not one of these high-pressure stage families, either - by all accounts, the kids got everything they needed emotionally as well, and they're still an incredibly tight-knit family. The middle son is a former World Champion and still riding very strongly in the premiere class in the world, and the other two boys are no slouches either.
That's the Hayden Family! When Nicky won the USGP he said that he could remember that they had buckets in their house because the roof leaked. Their parents sacrificed everything just so the kids could go motorcycle racing. It's a great story of a humble kid from Kentucky who becomes World Champion!

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