Florian: I feel like I’ve already won
KENNY FLORIAN: “I FEEL LIKE I’VE ALREADY WON” I see myself as the unpolished stone and I have to keep…
KENNY FLORIAN: “I FEEL LIKE I’VE ALREADY WON”
I see myself as the unpolished stone and I have to keep on polishing it and keep on polishing it. I like people talking about me and saying I haven’t done this or I haven’t done that, Florian commented. They bring up the Diego fight or bring up the Sherk fight. Even though I know I’m a much different fighter than then, it still motivates me. It still motivates me to prove all those people wrong.
He has a healthy respect for current champion B.J. Penn, but believes it is his time to shine. In the end, Florian isn’t sure what to expect should he walk out of the Octagon with the UFC belt around his waist, but his head will be held high regardless.
I honestly don’t know how it would feel (to wear the belt). It’s been a long road and a completely different path from where I feel I was headed, he said.
Win or lose, I feel like I’ve already won. Just making that decision to become a professional mixed martial artist is something that, I think, took a lot more courage than anything I’ve ever done.
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