All of my life, when things got too difficult, I folded up the tent and went to bed. I couldn't stand a challenge... I was terrified of confrontation. I was very laid-back, and just wouldn't get involved or fight back.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I tried to be really tough when I was younger. I felt I had to stand up for myself. I never felt like I fit in.
I always put on a brave face when I was the most terrified, the most trapped and out of control.
My first fight. I fought a girl that was a little bit heavier, a little bit more experienced and I was petrified because I didn't know what I was getting myself into. And I did really well against her and nobody believed it was my first fight.
For the entirety of my career, I have taken the fights that no one wanted because I fear no man.
I was really scared to stay home alone when I was kid, and I would freak out whenever there was a noise after my parents left.
When I was a kid, I had to fight for everything.
I had a fear of being alone.
I had personal problems. I was spending 50% of my life on my family, 50% on boxing. Neither was getting anywhere. It was killing me. So I had to break away from fighting.
I fought the best; I've never been afraid of anyone.
There were certainly things I was scared to do, but I never thought I wasn't up for the challenge.