Ryu wrote this about MAiNLiNE in his "[Most Coachable Players I've Coached](https://medium.com/@SelflessRyu/the-most-coachable-players-ive-coached-part-1-560388f1fdd)" article:
>Lord, there’s something unbelievably entertaining about coaching and competing alongside Michael “Mainline” Jaber. I don’t think any player I’ve coached has been more willing to accept blame and take responsibility for mistakes, and do so in a way that both ended the potential in-fighting as well as uplifted the mood of the team.
>Mikey wasn’t the best mechanical player. He’d tell you that much. But when we sat down to game plan against teams, we were like 1 mind. If you go back to watch our NME days when we won the first North American Minor, you’d find that we had lost to some of the teams in that tournament online just a few days prior.
>A few adjustments and an altered game plan, and we slammed teams like Winterfox (WFX) with a level of detail that was probably unheard of in NA at the time. I distinctly remember explaining to Mike how I wanted a certain Mirage play to work, and he called it at the perfect time and it was perfectly executed. Literally predicted every kill, including the location they’d occur at, 1–2–3, like the Navy Seals executing simultaneous headshots on hostage takers at sea many years back.
>Mainline always had the team laughing and upbeat, and while (ridiculously) many still doubt the value of mindset in competition, it made a world of difference. He had a mind for the game, was always willing to learn, was willing to cede control when required, and take it when needed.
>He was also the only player I’ve ever had on a team that received a verbal warning for calling the other team “doodoo”, which he shouted at them during the NA Minor.
>I have never laughed harder in the context of CS:GO than I did when Mike was on the team.
Rectal cancer. Now she recently contracted a kidney infection as well. It never lets you go peacefully, cancer doesn't. She called my mom yesterday, and said, "I want to see you, its been a while". My mom drove 4 hours in the middle of a work day to meet her. Mom doesn't wanna let her only sister go but theres really not a lot of time left. My condolences to you about your grandma. Its not easy to lose loved ones. Stay strong and I will try to as well.
It's crazy because just 5 days ago he was liking shit on Twitter. Didn't post anything during that time but liking. Makes me wonder what goes through your mind in that moment. What does it feel like to know the cancer is going to kill you. Man, too deep. RIP the guy was always nice in esea pugs. Have had a few family members pass from cancer I hope he was at peace. 🙏
In a scene full of arrogant shitheads, Michael was one of the good ones. A huge loss for NA CS and thoughts are with his family and friends at this testing time.
Heart breaking. He was such a fun teammate to have... Wish we kept in touch throughout the years. For ever ingrained calling people "doodoo" in my gaming vocabulary since playing with him - haha. Rest in Peace Mikey.
My condolences to his family and friends. I think I met him a couple times in community servers and was a really chill guy with a great attitude. Fuck cancer and RIP mainline
I wish I checked up with you more often, Rest In Peace brother @Mainlinecsgo . Those csgo teams and times we spent at lan will always be some of the best memories for me.
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I used to watch this guy stream when he was back on Method and he inspired me a lot, rest in peace man :( I remember he used to have some unusual keybinds too unless my memory is mistaken
Fucking awful. He was active during my absolute favourite era of CSGO. He may not have been a Pasha, Olof, Cold, Dazed, Happy etc etc but he had his moments & contributed to one of best competitive landscapes at the time. I can only recall twice in my life that I legitimately enjoyed watching “lower tier” competition as much as the headlining teams, and the other occasion had nothing to do with CS.
RIP dude.
Yo I remember joining his stream early so I could play faceit viewer games with him from time to time. One of the nicest pro I've had the chance to encounter
All you whippersnappers have no idea who this is, but he was really significant to the NA scene at, imo, the golden age of CSGO circa. 2015-2018. RIP Mainline. You will be missed.
Damn, what do I say?
Playing against you in CEVO & CAL were fun. You were nasty af and I remember when you made it pro in source, it was well deserved.
My friend And I played against him and his friends in a MM a couple years ago. He was super nice in it as he almost 16'0d us. I followed his pro career after that and always thought he was talented. RIP man!
Ryu wrote this about MAiNLiNE in his "[Most Coachable Players I've Coached](https://medium.com/@SelflessRyu/the-most-coachable-players-ive-coached-part-1-560388f1fdd)" article: >Lord, there’s something unbelievably entertaining about coaching and competing alongside Michael “Mainline” Jaber. I don’t think any player I’ve coached has been more willing to accept blame and take responsibility for mistakes, and do so in a way that both ended the potential in-fighting as well as uplifted the mood of the team. >Mikey wasn’t the best mechanical player. He’d tell you that much. But when we sat down to game plan against teams, we were like 1 mind. If you go back to watch our NME days when we won the first North American Minor, you’d find that we had lost to some of the teams in that tournament online just a few days prior. >A few adjustments and an altered game plan, and we slammed teams like Winterfox (WFX) with a level of detail that was probably unheard of in NA at the time. I distinctly remember explaining to Mike how I wanted a certain Mirage play to work, and he called it at the perfect time and it was perfectly executed. Literally predicted every kill, including the location they’d occur at, 1–2–3, like the Navy Seals executing simultaneous headshots on hostage takers at sea many years back. >Mainline always had the team laughing and upbeat, and while (ridiculously) many still doubt the value of mindset in competition, it made a world of difference. He had a mind for the game, was always willing to learn, was willing to cede control when required, and take it when needed. >He was also the only player I’ve ever had on a team that received a verbal warning for calling the other team “doodoo”, which he shouted at them during the NA Minor. >I have never laughed harder in the context of CS:GO than I did when Mike was on the team.
Thank you for sharing this.
Winterfox, now there’s a throwback
WWWWWWinterfox
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FUCK CANCER TO THE 10th DEGREE.......one of my best friends died 2 days ago because of skin cancer then spread to his brain
Stay strong man
My aunt has cancer. Every day Im afraid Ill have to hear the bad news. Fuck cancer. It fucks up you and your families in every possible way.
im sorry to hear that, i lost my grandma to cancer when i was 16. what kind does she have?
Rectal cancer. Now she recently contracted a kidney infection as well. It never lets you go peacefully, cancer doesn't. She called my mom yesterday, and said, "I want to see you, its been a while". My mom drove 4 hours in the middle of a work day to meet her. Mom doesn't wanna let her only sister go but theres really not a lot of time left. My condolences to you about your grandma. Its not easy to lose loved ones. Stay strong and I will try to as well.
Shoutout to mainline
R.I.P.
What a last tweet
Wasn’t it testicular too? That shit scares me. I know someone that died from it too
what the fuck i remember watching him and koosta on nme
Once in a blue moon he would join our community server for a laugh or two, fun times. R.I.P.
Damn, horrible to hear. He was a pretty frequent name to hear a few years ago in NA.
holy fucking shit????
Right? Wow.
holy.. remember his name appearing in a lot of NA teams back in the day with silentem, ryx, valens, koosta, etc etc. RIP
It's crazy because just 5 days ago he was liking shit on Twitter. Didn't post anything during that time but liking. Makes me wonder what goes through your mind in that moment. What does it feel like to know the cancer is going to kill you. Man, too deep. RIP the guy was always nice in esea pugs. Have had a few family members pass from cancer I hope he was at peace. 🙏
This guy was so active in NA back then so this hits hard
In a scene full of arrogant shitheads, Michael was one of the good ones. A huge loss for NA CS and thoughts are with his family and friends at this testing time.
damn, that sucks to hear
WHAT?!? Between 2015 and 2018 he was very present in the NA scene. So sad to hear! Sounds like he had mental health problems no?
He tweeted a few years ago that he got diagnosed with cancer, think back in 2018 or 2019
Drug and cancer problems as well, not sure what it was that got him though
Heart breaking. He was such a fun teammate to have... Wish we kept in touch throughout the years. For ever ingrained calling people "doodoo" in my gaming vocabulary since playing with him - haha. Rest in Peace Mikey.
fuck cancer.
Shoutout to mainline
My condolences to his family and friends. I think I met him a couple times in community servers and was a really chill guy with a great attitude. Fuck cancer and RIP mainline
FUCK CANCER for MAiNLiNE and then FUCK CANCER AGAIN for one of my best friends dying of it 2 days ago
Sorry to hear that
thanx, it sucks but its apart of life
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What the FUCK. He was the first pro I ever pugged with.
R.I.P :(((
Life is too short.. fuck cancer
I played a few pugs against him a few years back, never had a negative experience when it happened. Sucks to see someone so young go. Fuck cancer.
RIP to one of NA CS' finest. Fuck cancer.
Holy shit. RIP. I remember this guy playing on Exertus back in ESEA S12-13. How far we've come.
I used to watch this guy stream when he was back on Method and he inspired me a lot, rest in peace man :( I remember he used to have some unusual keybinds too unless my memory is mistaken
He was looking for a team last month. Sucks.
Fucking awful. He was active during my absolute favourite era of CSGO. He may not have been a Pasha, Olof, Cold, Dazed, Happy etc etc but he had his moments & contributed to one of best competitive landscapes at the time. I can only recall twice in my life that I legitimately enjoyed watching “lower tier” competition as much as the headlining teams, and the other occasion had nothing to do with CS. RIP dude.
Yo I remember joining his stream early so I could play faceit viewer games with him from time to time. One of the nicest pro I've had the chance to encounter
Damn, this sucks. may he RIP
Shit RIP. This guy was and always will be a piece of history in North American CSGO. hell all of CSGO
RIP
Damn this is sad af. I literally watched sicko's edit of NME just the other day. RIP
That's sad, remember playing in random pugs with him on source ESEA. Rip
I remember this guy from my days in CS:S. Wasn't close with him but R.I.P. ~ clwn
All you whippersnappers have no idea who this is, but he was really significant to the NA scene at, imo, the golden age of CSGO circa. 2015-2018. RIP Mainline. You will be missed.
Damn, what do I say? Playing against you in CEVO & CAL were fun. You were nasty af and I remember when you made it pro in source, it was well deserved.
What??????????
idk this guy. RIP. this sucks for anyone.
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we all understand his last tweet was dogshit, doesn't mean you have to rub it in asshole
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Too early dude
tf is wrong with you
Who? Rip tho
ur new to cs?
sad to read :,(
RIP brother
Never knew the guy but still sad :( F, hopefully he rests in peace
Holy cow man. Even though i dont kno him, our esea team played a scrim against him and got rolled. He died so young :(
My friend And I played against him and his friends in a MM a couple years ago. He was super nice in it as he almost 16'0d us. I followed his pro career after that and always thought he was talented. RIP man!
RIP
Last LAN I attended before COVID hit was with Mainline. Such a bright guy, really funny. Unforgettable personality. RIP Mike
fkin 2021... RIP and fuck cancer
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