I never want to let my teammates or coaches down, so I always fight through the days when I am exhausted or experiencing discomfort with injuries and headaches.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My coaches and I always stress getting better and working on all aspects, so I'm ready to fight and take it to the next level.
I try to cancel out every possibility of losing the fight, and this runs through my head all day long. I'm seeing myself become smashed in the face, cut, or being submitted or being knocked out in so many different ways all day long.
I have a need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard.
I go to the gym every day. That tends to taper off when I'm at a tournament. During tournaments, I'm not trying to build fitness. I'm simply trying to keep away any kind of tension. I go for long walks to clear my head.
I don't see myself being in the sport a very long period of time, so I want to fight as much as possible.
My wife says I'm only comfortable when there's a fight. And it's true. The thing that motivates me is struggle.
When I play in a tournament, sometimes I'm feeling tired and don't want to play in the tournament. I don't want to lose.
The way I train, the way I spar, I'm out of my comfort zone every single day, and you can see the result in my fights.
I've done a lot of fighting in my time, and I'm down to do some more. I don't want to, but you know, there's just certain things that you can't sit down and take.
I've done a lot of work in the gym preparing myself for what is certain to be pretty strenuous pre-season training - something I've not previously experienced. And I knocked local football on the head this winter, simply to ensure I didn't pick up any injuries.
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