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Ricky Williams is still out there, man … and I mean way out there

Nov 24, 2009, 11:00 AM EST

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OK, that’s not my favorite Ricky Williams photo … this is. But anyway, that’s not why we’re here today. We’re here to discuss vegetarian diet. Daily breathing and meditation, acupuncture, therapeutic massage. Yoga. You know; all the things that it takes to be a successful running back in the NFL.
Ricky Williams is a new man, averaging 5.3 yards per carry for the Dolphins and having just delighted fantasy owners with three touchdowns this past Sunday. And he owes it all to the stuff listed above. Who would have thought that a person would grow more wacky after he gives up weed? He did give it up, right? (Adjusts propeller beanie, continues writing letter to Santa).
But those aren’t the only weapons Williams has in his new-age arsenal. He also employs a pranic healer. And you’re not going to believe what a pranic healer does.


Like most mystical healing methods developed in China 4,000 years ago, pranic healing is not covered by your HMO. But Williams swears by it. His pranic healer, Daniel O’Hara, lives in Orange County, Calif. Whenever Ricky has a ailment, he calls or texts O’Hara and is treated remotely. And you probably thought this would be weird.

“Ricky will send me a text message saying, for example, to work on his ankle,” O’Hara said. O’Hara will then “visualize Ricky’s ankle as if he’s standing in front of me. I visualize him glowing. I make a sweeping motion over my ankle to remove the dirty energy from his ankle that’s creating an abnormality and give his body fresh, revitalizing energy.”

“Ricky could be doing anything when I’m doing this — watching TV, sleeping,” O’Hara said. “It’s like a voodoo doll. I know it sounds strange.”

Williams, in his Charlotte, N.C., hotel, called O’Hara on Wednesday night and O’Hara said they visualized “Ricky having three touchdowns and 184 rushing yards” against Carolina. (He had three touchdowns and ran for 119 yards.) He also worked on Williams’ slight arm numbness.

O’Hara said when Williams sprained an ankle in the first Jets game, “The second I saw that on TV, I started working on him, and when he got back to the sideline, he was fine. He figured I was doing something. I can feel what is going on in his body.”

On his web site, O’Hara explains that he discovered pranic healing while trying to find ways to battle the stress of being a financial consultant. He now claims to have three black belts, and “on the weekends when not coaching his children’s soccer games, he is teaching the likes of, and consulting with medical professionals, nuns at Notre Dame, Ultimate Fighting Champions, publicly traded corporations, business executives and children.”
Daniel, if you’re reading this, I have a slight sprain in my left wrist, which I think is carpal tunnel-related. Can you check it out and invoice me? Thanks.
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Alternative healing helps Miami Dolphins’ Ricky Williams stay fit [Miami Herald]
The ancient art and science of pranic healing [Pranichealingoc.com]

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  1. Ed Johnson - Nov 24, 2009 at 1:45 PM

    I’m delighted Mr. Williams found what he needs to stay healthy and on top of his game. I would encourage Mr. Chandler to spend a little more time researching the healing modalities he cited and Mr. Williams employs…you might be amazed at how it all works.

  2. Rick Chandler - Nov 24, 2009 at 1:52 PM

    Have to admit, my wrist does feel better

  3. ClintonPortishead - Nov 24, 2009 at 1:56 PM

    - By your logic I could claim that this rock keeps tigers away.
    - Oh, how does it work?
    - It doesn’t work.
    - Uh-huh.
    - It’s just a stupid rock.
    - Uh-huh.
    - But I don’t see any tigers around, do you?
    - I would like to buy your rock.

  4. A True Believer - Nov 24, 2009 at 2:00 PM

    You’re a dickhead Chandler. Leave Ricky alone, man. He’s doing whatever it takes to stay in the game. And NOT smoking weed.

  5. Dave - Nov 24, 2009 at 2:15 PM

    can i get 2 tiger rocks please?

  6. LHughes - Nov 24, 2009 at 2:29 PM

    Ricky Williams deserves more credit for dealing with the spotlight of the NFL – despite his obvious dislike of it. The guy produces, came back from exile & injury, and re-established his reputation in a city that had given up on him. Given his success (and the chips stacked against him), alternative healing seems to be doing well for him. You’re missing the opportunity to praise a comeback by a distinct individual – instead making a “macho” commentary of a different set of beliefs.

  7. un - Nov 24, 2009 at 2:31 PM

    hmm.. are any females out there doing remote pranic bj’s? If so feel free to start concentrating now.. thanks!

  8. James - Nov 24, 2009 at 2:46 PM

    I don’t need any tiger rocks but do you have any elephant rocks?

  9. D-star - Nov 24, 2009 at 2:53 PM

    Mr. Chandler, you might want to shut your mouth about things you obviously are too stupid to understand. There are other cultures with different ways of doing things out there, you know. Just because it doesn’t fit in your idea of healthcare doesn’t mean you have to be ethnocentric about it. He’s obviously rushing pretty well, so whatever works for him.

  10. Jim Guida - Nov 24, 2009 at 2:54 PM

    Uh, you guys get that this is a humor website, right? It’s not ESPN nor is it the Playboy Channel.
    Sad really. Poor dopes.

  11. DJones5176 - Nov 24, 2009 at 2:56 PM

    Please send me some idiot rocks immediately! I’m surrounded!

  12. DJones5176 - Nov 24, 2009 at 3:07 PM

    Please send me some idiot rocks immediately! I’m surrounded!

  13. ClintonPortishead - Nov 24, 2009 at 3:09 PM

    Sorry, sold out of idiot rocks. Would you be interested in of our moron sticks?

  14. Geil jacobs - Nov 24, 2009 at 3:09 PM

    Whatever he’s doing that is his damn business.

  15. Stellar - Nov 24, 2009 at 3:28 PM

    Hey Rick – stop writing this stuff and START writing about FOOTBALL – who cares what Ricky Williams does – an article like this is woman’s gossip

  16. Mark McKee - Nov 24, 2009 at 3:58 PM

    Yeah Williams is so crazy, smoking weed instead of shooting up steroids. The average NFL player still takes over 8 weeks to recover from a MRSA infection. I healed in 3 weeks and I can guarantee you that I’m not in anywhere near their kind of shape. Pro sports still relies on surgery for most back injuries that could be easily dealt with using accupressure, which is way older technology…and on and on and on.
    I seem to remember the consensus the first Ricky chose the herb superb over the NFL, that he would never be allowed to play again.
    Yeah, that Ricky is so goofy. I just hope my kids turn out to be more like Chad Johnson ot T.O. There are already to many independent thinkers in our society.

  17. thesepretzels - Nov 24, 2009 at 4:18 PM

    Will this be covered by my HMO? What about the public option?

  18. alphaman - Nov 24, 2009 at 4:31 PM

    For those who say that Chandler should only talk about football, you’ll have to ask Williams why he talked about woo-woo non-medicine to the Miami Herald’s sports reporter. He brought it up, and that action makes it fair game.
    Hey people, just remember, “alternative” means that it’s not been proven to work, or even proven not to work. Cuz you see, if it has been proven to work, it would be called “science”.
    Duh.

  19. shams - Nov 24, 2009 at 8:21 PM

    “Hey people, just remember, “alternative” means that it’s not been proven to work, or even proven not to work. Cuz you see, if it has been proven to work, it would be called “science”.”
    To be fair, your sentiment is not entirely rubbish. But it *is* tautological, since by definition you are talking about the proofs that western science accepts. Ricky is running like gangbusters, good for him for sharing why he thinks that is. He’s come a long way since he wouldn’t give interview w/o a helmet on.

  20. Bob Harkins - Nov 24, 2009 at 11:45 PM

    Rick is funny, but the commenters are GOLD JERRY!

  21. "Shadow" - Nov 25, 2009 at 4:31 PM

    This article amused me. Keep up the good work.

  22. Watch Up in the Air - Dec 15, 2009 at 12:16 PM

    I would lay odds that the facial lats occurred before the accident. My hubby drives a new Escalade. Someone tried to break into it w/ a tire iron, and it took them at least 4-5 good swings to get the glass broken enough to get in. On top of that, unless both rows of seats are down, the chance of an itty bitty woman dragging her husband out the back just doesnt compute. Plus, if for some reason one set of doors dont open, open the other. I normally never speculate on stories, but like I said before, I have lived this one. Over and over and over. Hope it was a one off kind of thing, though. I dont give a rip about him or her. Just the babies. Its a very hard and screwed up life to put your kids through.

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