I could possibly be the only superintendent in the country blogging while watching a WEC feather weight title fight between Uriah Faber and Jens Pulver. It is brutal. They fight five minute rounds with punches, kicks, elbows, and knees. They just finished round three.
Why watch? Because Jens Pulver is a Tahoma graduate who has overcome adversity to become a star in his chosen profession. I remember him as a state champion wrestler on our state championship team. I don't think he is winning at this time, but he is in round four with a guy who is 20 and 1 and hasn't been past round one in a number of fights.
Though it may not be in a profession that many of us would recommend or desire for our graduates, he is certainly a self-directed learner and quality producer. Risk taking, persisting, and creating would also accurately describe who he is. He has set goals in his life after struggling growing up and attained most.
Well, the fight is over and Jens lost, but he did take the champ through five rounds; the first time he has been forced to go the distance. He made all of us BEARS proud!
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Congrats! And yes, you very well might be...
(But I would have too.)
"The world's oldest and greatest sport."
Unfortunately, a sport of this viciousness is not something anyone should attain to or pursue. It lacks any human decency and is purely animalistic. Goals can be reached and attained in a number of other ways without pounding on another human.
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