Gym Payback :)

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

Benny KNOWS. Cool stuff, man

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

Damn right! I do believe that the reason a great fighter comes about is through this exact feeling, whether we call it pride, competitiveness, fighting spirit, the need to win and better yourself at all costs, but, it is the reason for going through the pain that we would put ourselves through time after time, session after session through painful muscles, busted up eyes, nose, swollen jaw and all that goes with it. It is all the above and much more!

You refuse to believe or give in to the fact you have been beaten and that you can't do anything about it. You must take that piece of you that was taken and put it back, because without it as you said, it keeps you up at night and enters your thoughts at all times throughout the day until you finally get it back into place. It's what keeps you going back to the gym and no amount of training will get it back.
It's hard to put down in words, as evidenced above, and your story John told it much better than the confusing mess of thoughts above. Loved it.

I really enjoy your replies... you have your pulse on the fighters spirit, definitely