i blame my father and brother for not being a fighter

[the_blueprint]

sorry to hear about your dad. but you shouldn't depend on others

just go for it

[Oriachim]

sorry about your dad but your a dumbass. I box and my family couldn't give a **** if I boxed or not, I gotta push myself, I gotta motivate myself.

[One - Shot]

my father passed away when i was 16. but growing up, he was never a real physical guy...i appreciate him for being a scholar and a visionary, but his main interests were business (nothing wrong with that). my brother took after him kind of, and went to college to become an accountant

my father was an athlete when he was younger but wasnt really athletic in my life. my brother played basketball but thats about it. neither one of them ever was a fighting fan and growing up, i never had nobody to push me in that direction.

when my dad died i started to box, but only did it for a while ...i did it for the hobby at the time, to take my mind off things, and to try it out because i thought i might be good at it and started to take a real interest in the sport of fighting. i didnt do it because i had dreams of being a fighter at the time..

so now here i am, 22 years old with nothing to do...ive gone to college but was never interested in any type of "normal" career like most people and my brother. fighting is the only thing i like and im starting to find that out now about myself...the sad part is that i believe its too late for me. im 22 and never even had an amateur fight. i blame my brother and father for this because i was never really pushed in the direction of the thing (that i believe) i was meant to do. i had to find it out that this is what i wanted to be at 22 years old.

if i had more influential male role models who were into fighting growing up, id probably be a fighter now... now my ship has probably sailed and i will have to wait to teach my son. its sad because i have no idea what im going to do with my life. i believe i was meant to be a fighter...i have memories of myself when i was 10 or younger with play boxing gloves on asking my friends to "fight" with me..its something thats always been in me i guess, i just never had anyone to bring it out of me and lead me in the direction.

mayweather had his father, calzaghe had his father etc. who knows what they would have been if their fathers never steered them in that direction? so what am i supposed to do...i got dealt a ****ty hand. now what?

blame it to your self...

[Leakbeak]

I have to say it once again. He's had six years since his dad died and he first started boxing. In six years he hasn't even been good enough for the am's, and a teenager is fairly young. Many people start at that age and at least make it into the am's! I don't think this kid would have been any good anyway, even if his dad did support him. Even 22 is hardly over the hill. If he was any good he would have been doing something even at this age! Don't blame it on the dead man, get on with it or just look forward to flipping burgers! Whichever path you choose, I think you should focus on college as something good to fall back on

[gratz_the_king]

I have to say it once again. He's had six years since his dad died and he first started boxing. In six years he hasn't even been good enough for the am's, and a teenager is fairly young. Many people start at that age and at least make it into the am's! I don't think this kid would have been any good anyway, even if his dad did support him. Even 22 is hardly over the hill. If he was any good he would have been doing something even at this age! Don't blame it on the dead man, get on with it or just look forward to flipping burgers! Whichever path you choose, I think you should focus on college as something good to fall back on

dude. it has nothing to do with my skill...the reason i never made it to the am's is because i never BOTHERED to do it...it would be one thing if i was TRYING to box in the am's, but simply wasnt good enough - then you can say that i suck... but thats not the case

the case is that i never even have sum1 to push me in that direction, to fight competetively, thats what this whole topic is about

[cnnxcore]

Most people I've met that are into boxing aren't from the best backgrounds emotionally or financially.

I wish I was able to continue attending college but instead I had to drop out halfway through because I couldn't afford it. That's life. Do I blame my parents for not paying for it? No. I'm an adult.

You sound like you're making a ****load of excuses for the main underlying factor: you are unable to push yourself. **** or get off the pot- it's no one's fault but your own. Your dad dying, your brother doing something successful both have nothing to do with your lack of drive.

I'm 23 and still in my infancy of training. I train to better my body and because it's something that interests me. Maybe your should re-check your motives.

You know, I would be the president right now but I just never bothered to do it because my mom never told me she loved me. EVERYONE FEEL BAD FOR ME.

[Kelly Robinson]

gratz_the_king,

You sound like a true *****.

Stop bitching!

Life ain't easy for anyone.

My dad never gave a damn about boxing. I train at the local boxing gym and I'm 25. I started training at 24. I've been reading boxer's autobiographies and biographies lately and I sometimes feel envious of these boxer's lives and embarrassed at the same time because I haven't accomplish half of the **** they done.

They get money and ***** just for being Oscar de la Hoya, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Robinson, and the list goes on....

Those mother****ers work hard to get where they were.

Everything in life requires hard work.

Grow balls and face the world!

Before you begin your boxing career and to live life to the fullest.

[joe90210]

my father passed away when i was 16. but growing up, he was never a real physical guy...i appreciate him for being a scholar and a visionary, but his main interests were business (nothing wrong with that). my brother took after him kind of, and went to college to become an accountant

my father was an athlete when he was younger but wasnt really athletic in my life. my brother played basketball but thats about it. neither one of them ever was a fighting fan and growing up, i never had nobody to push me in that direction.

when my dad died i started to box, but only did it for a while ...i did it for the hobby at the time, to take my mind off things, and to try it out because i thought i might be good at it and started to take a real interest in the sport of fighting. i didnt do it because i had dreams of being a fighter at the time..

so now here i am, 22 years old with nothing to do...ive gone to college but was never interested in any type of "normal" career like most people and my brother. fighting is the only thing i like and im starting to find that out now about myself...the sad part is that i believe its too late for me. im 22 and never even had an amateur fight. i blame my brother and father for this because i was never really pushed in the direction of the thing (that i believe) i was meant to do. i had to find it out that this is what i wanted to be at 22 years old.

if i had more influential male role models who were into fighting growing up, id probably be a fighter now... now my ship has probably sailed and i will have to wait to teach my son. its sad because i have no idea what im going to do with my life. i believe i was meant to be a fighter...i have memories of myself when i was 10 or younger with play boxing gloves on asking my friends to "fight" with me..its something thats always been in me i guess, i just never had anyone to bring it out of me and lead me in the direction.

mayweather had his father, calzaghe had his father etc. who knows what they would have been if their fathers never steered them in that direction? so what am i supposed to do...i got dealt a ****ty hand. now what?

I think the real problem is that you seem to be a giant ***** looking for excuses

[I3C727]

why is this ******ed thread still going on?? please stop posting in it

[Pork Chop]

Sorry, but I've been wanting to write this since I first saw this post.....

... the time come for you to be your own man
and take on the world,
and you did.
But somewhere along the line, you changed.
You stopped being you.
You let people stick a finger in your face
and tell you you're no good.
And when things got hard,
you started looking for something to blame,
like a big shadow.

Let me tell you something you already know.
The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows.
It's a very mean and nasty place
and I don't care how tough you are
it will beat you to your knees
and keep you there permanently
if you let it.

You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.
But it ain't about how hard ya hit.
It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.
How much you can take and keep moving forward.
That's how winning is done!

Now if you know what you're worth
then go out and get what you're worth.
But ya gotta be willing to take the hits,
and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody!

Cowards do that and that ain't you!
You're better than that!