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A lot of champions have the same common story about first
slipping on the gloves and knowing they would be a champion
someday. Me unfortunately, I can not share them same
feeling, I started my boxing carrier just based on the fact
that I loved it, I didn't know how far boxing would take me,
I just wanted to have that feeling of raising your hands in
victory, but it was not accustomed for me to have same
common story, I have a unique one because
I lost my first amateur fight.
I honestly even had thoughts of quitting! But something,
something inside told me to stick it out and work as hard as
I can to win my first fight, so I did!
If I was told to run a
mile, I ran two; if I was told to do 100 sit ups, I would do
them till they hurt!
I would make
goals to myself to be the first one in the gym, and the last
one out.
When I train I look back at that
feeling I experienced that day from losing my first fight
and I say to myself, "that will NEVER happen again!" That
horrible feeling made me who I am, made me a former
4 time National Champion, and
now a up and coming professional prospect.
When training for a fight everyday before
I walk into the gym I have to think of one thing that is
positive before entering the doors. The majority of the time
my positive thought would be my Family, Friends, and Fans.
When It is cold outside
or raining I have days where I don't want to go out and do
my road work, but I say to myself, 'I know its not raining
where ever my opponent is!' and that motivates me because I
cant let them positive people down.
There's days
where I feel down and my day is not working out, but when I
go to the gym, it makes me a new person.
There's something about boxing and training that makes me
feel good about myself and gives me a understanding that
when I win, its not just me that's just winning, them
positive people celebrate with me.
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