“There’s a bunch of people who’ve never felt the heat of the lights on ‘em, and had thousands of people surrounding them, judging every movement, every action or inaction, every facial expression, everything,” he said. “And then to hopefully win, and then even when you do win, ‘Oh yeah, but he got taken down and I would’ve liked to see him stick the jab a little more.’”
Bilder laughs. He’s a fighter. He knows who he is, and that’s the only opinion that matters. Sure, this is a tough way to make a living, but he wouldn’t have it any other way.
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“I look at some of these people out here in the world, and I’m just like, man, THAT’S a tough way to make a living. Sitting behind a desk all day doing mundane work, getting screamed at by somebody that’s above you, and then just feeling like you have to be in this position to make a living, I know, for me, I can always go work a job. I can always go do something. But I like the fact that nobody can do my job like I do. Nobody go in with style and grace like I’m going to go in there and build up a fight and put on a show. It’s something that’s so unique and so special because I built this up. And it might be a tougher way of making a living, but I wake up every morning and I think, what else would I do? If I don’t do this, I’m honestly in a perpetual state of boredom. I need it. I need something that gives me that challenge, that excites me to wake up, that gives me that hunger and drive and passion and purpose to put into the day. And the only thing that can make it like that, that I found, is fighting.”
