When things are right and things are focused, it's a game to me, and I'm there just stalking and punching and grabbing and tearing people up.
How I hurt my knee was doing something so minimal that it was a little worrisome. To try that motion and others again, after the injury and after surgery, made you worry a bit.
I already knew a lot about the ground aspects of MMA, being a wrestler, but there was so much more. There was kicking, punching, and other things I wish I could have done as a wrestler. It really stoked my interest.
The thing to me about this sport, all the fans, everyone that watches, everyone that has a career has had a bad day at work. If you have a project, you have a quota that you have to meet, you can screw up at it. At the end of the day, you get to go home to your family; you can bring your work home with you or not.
I can't get to the point where my brain is mush and I can barely talk, because my son's life depends on my health.
The first thing I usually do after a fight is apologize to my coaches because I didn't do one damn thing they told me to do.
