Post by Phoenix Roost on Oct 31, 2015 22:03:06 GMT
"It takes a strange person to want to compete in a sport like bodybuilding. Fitness is not something that should be seen as strange, but like anything else, it can be taken to an extreme, and extremes in bodybuilding are just as harmful as extremes in the lack of fitness.
It is something I've worked to avoid for many years.
It takes an equally strange person, or perhaps an infinitely stranger one, to leave the sport of bodybuilding where, while difficult and intensely time consuming, you are in control of your results at all times, and join the sport of professional wrestling, where you are no longer entirely in control of your own destiny. There are other wrestlers, all of whom have different skill levels, agendas, motivations, who can create a perfect storm of calamity that will ruin your life or career forever. Even if your opponents don't contribute to this, wrestling is still a high risk sport. There's no spotters in pro wrestling, and one mistake could mean the difference between life and death."
The image we see is of Kotone pushing herself hard on a bench press. She is drenched in sweat, face screwed up as she pushes herself to the limit. It is immediately obvious that she is speaking over the footage, as such calm and eloquent speech would be impossible in her current state of exertion.
"I learned a lot in my experience in Toronto. Mainly that, though I am a seasoned traveler, I should pay attention to where my bookings are before I buy a plane ticket.
More importantly, I learned that I have even more to learn about being a professional wrestler than I originally believed. I impressed SCW with my strength, which I don't think surprised anyone, but there is something to be said about experience and endurance, two things I think are going to haunt me in this championship tournament. I have not endured the same experiences as Hana, and I have not earned the same experience as Jacqui.
But there is one thing that no one can question about me. I know commitment, and I know perseverance. I would not be where I am, nor would I be who I am, without either of these things. But the determination to sculpt myself into a living work of art is not the same kind of determination as the kind to endure war, in either of its senses. I believe I have it, but I would not blame anyone who believed I don't have what it takes to go the distance.
But that's what you see me doing here. Pushing to make myself the best I can be so I can prove that I can be the best wrestler in the business, one throw, one blow, one suplex at a time. Am I the best? Time will tell. All I know is that I don't want to be Jacqui or Hana right now."
It is something I've worked to avoid for many years.
It takes an equally strange person, or perhaps an infinitely stranger one, to leave the sport of bodybuilding where, while difficult and intensely time consuming, you are in control of your results at all times, and join the sport of professional wrestling, where you are no longer entirely in control of your own destiny. There are other wrestlers, all of whom have different skill levels, agendas, motivations, who can create a perfect storm of calamity that will ruin your life or career forever. Even if your opponents don't contribute to this, wrestling is still a high risk sport. There's no spotters in pro wrestling, and one mistake could mean the difference between life and death."
The image we see is of Kotone pushing herself hard on a bench press. She is drenched in sweat, face screwed up as she pushes herself to the limit. It is immediately obvious that she is speaking over the footage, as such calm and eloquent speech would be impossible in her current state of exertion.
"I learned a lot in my experience in Toronto. Mainly that, though I am a seasoned traveler, I should pay attention to where my bookings are before I buy a plane ticket.
More importantly, I learned that I have even more to learn about being a professional wrestler than I originally believed. I impressed SCW with my strength, which I don't think surprised anyone, but there is something to be said about experience and endurance, two things I think are going to haunt me in this championship tournament. I have not endured the same experiences as Hana, and I have not earned the same experience as Jacqui.
But there is one thing that no one can question about me. I know commitment, and I know perseverance. I would not be where I am, nor would I be who I am, without either of these things. But the determination to sculpt myself into a living work of art is not the same kind of determination as the kind to endure war, in either of its senses. I believe I have it, but I would not blame anyone who believed I don't have what it takes to go the distance.
But that's what you see me doing here. Pushing to make myself the best I can be so I can prove that I can be the best wrestler in the business, one throw, one blow, one suplex at a time. Am I the best? Time will tell. All I know is that I don't want to be Jacqui or Hana right now."
