I don't want to let any more time pass by me without fighting. I'm 32 now and I'm conscious of getting older. Also I've been through so many jobs here in Canada that I'm hoping everything turns out ok in this one so I can stay there purely because the hours suit me for training purposes.
I will miss out on things like nights out, meals out, volley ball on the beach during the week. I will be saying a lot of "No, I can't, I'm training tonight." It's hard to expect people to understand when you say no about 5 times in a row. It's impossible for anyone to get the dedication involved in training for a fight. I find that people who are into fitness themselves and compete in something like marathons or triathlons will be more forgiving than those who don't really exercise at all. So it's no surprise when people get fed up of you and stop asking you to do things. I can do things it's just I'm limited on what they are and try to do them on my night off from training.
I try to come up with things like "how about a coffee before training" or "Ok sushi at the weekend, I'm finished training at such and such a time." "I'll go out but i'll just have a coke, I'm not drinking because I'm training in the morning." I must sound like such a boring pain in the ass.
It's probably why people in Muay Thai end up with partners and a circle of friends who are into the sport too because they are the only people who would understand why the other is training all the time. They can share the obsession.
I don't feel like I'm missing out on much though. I went out and drank a lot in my early 20's so I want my early 30's to be about something else. I will of course look forward to that drink when my fights are over and I can look back and be proud of myself for being dedicated and stepping into a ring when so many people in the world will never know what that feeling is like.
"There are no short-cuts to any place worth going"
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