I did think for many, many years that because of my ability I could beat the system. And I was wrong.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I spent a lot of years trying to beat the system and, in the end, the system kicked my behind good.
People have always doubted whether I was good enough to play this game at this level. I thought I was, and I thought I could be. What other people thought was really always irrelevant to me.
I believe in my abilities as a fighter.
I always believed in my ability, but I think in any sport you need that little bit of luck.
All I had was natural ability.
I can see now that I should have been strong enough to conquer myself.
A bad system will beat a good person every time.
I was able to overcome my failures because I was always confident of my abilities and was sure I could achieve what I had set out for.
I was invincible, at least that's what I wanted you to think, and I wanted me to think it, too.
I have never believed in my own ability to succeed at everything. I recognize I'm a human being like everybody else, and I make mistakes and fall short time and again.