Pat Barry: ‘The idea of fighting is very stupid’
“I think most guys feel this, but they won’t tell you. Hell man, I can admit it. It’s the week…
“I think most guys feel this, but they won’t tell you. Hell man, I can admit it. It’s the week of the fight; I don’t want to fight no more … It’s like all of a sudden, the idea of fighting is very stupid.”
“I don’t know about you, but I had to go six, seven weeks wiping my a** with my left hand (after breaking his hand in the first round against Mirko Cro Cop). I don’t ever want to experience that again … That hurt. It hurt a lot. Pain is not my friend. I’m not one of these guys where I’m like, ‘Ah, getting punched in the face turns me on!’ Not me. I don’t like it at all.”
“Once you’re in there, it’s just survival. Like, I could say all this stuff now, but it doesn’t matter. I’m walking around and my nose is stuffed up, I think might be coming down with the flu or something. But that’s normal pre-fight stuff. I’m not feeling too well, I don’t want to eat anything, I’m not hungry.
“Two months ago, I was anxious to go. Now I’m like, ah s***. I wish I had a little more time. But it doesn’t matter on fight night. No matter what hurts or what doesn’t feel right, it’s all perfect once you get in there.”
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