We were very young in Duran, and to get pushed in a corner can be very difficult to get out of.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.
I'm from Kansas, so there were a lot of vacant lots and open fields to tackle each other in so we could avoid tackling each other on the street. But running on the street and trying not to get taken down on the concrete, that will make you fast, that's for sure.
A lot of times when you're young and carefree, you don't realize, when you tip over the edge, how difficult it is to climb back in.
I have to be smart. You cannot be going in there, trying to go forward and pressure guys, and be taking damage and getting hurt on the way to doing it.
Where I came from, sports were the only way to get out front.
Duran always disturbs me. The guy is just weird. Before our first fight, both Duran and his wife gave my wife the finger.
I just wanted to win on the road, honestly. I don't remember the road ever being this tough.
If you never budge, don't expect a push.
I have to say that I got off very easy. There were incidents.
The thing about Duran... that gives you the ability to bring all that opportunity back into your life.