I don’t believe that children always get the chance to do the things they want to do, nor do they always know what they want until it is too late.

My parents weren’t the type of parents who pushed me to participate in sports or music or anything like that. Sometimes I wish they forced me to learn to play an instrument…but I am not sure I would have liked it as much then as I like playing the drums as an adult…although I am sure it would have made me a better musician.

Every day of my childhood, I chose to play football. Whether it was with friends or on a team, I loved the game.  The one thing I wish I had done differently though would have been to focus more on individual sports like wrestling. I believe that would have helped my fight career. I spent endless hours playing football and I am not sure that football has had any impact on my career as a professional fighter.