Shamrock’s open letter to Jon Jones
Ken Shamrock today posted a letter to UFC champion Jon Jones who has found himself in some serious trouble this week, offering his advice based on his own experiences.
Ken Shamrock was once of the most famous and feared fighters in the world of mixed martial arts, and through his career has had his ups and downs. Shamrock today posted a letter to UFC champion Jon Jones who has found himself in some serious trouble this week, offering his advice based on his own experiences:
Hi Jon:
Few others can understand the enticement of the lust of life when the world says yes to your every desire. At these times, anything you want is at your fingertips: free meals, expensive gifts, amazing opportunities, big sponsorships, money, girls, and just about every desire being met on demand.
One day, everything changes. Speaking from experience, the decisions we make eventually catches up to us. These consequences, from the seeds that we have sown, are very real and seldom easy to deal with. Fame is often a road paved with heartbreak. It’s a black hole that has the ability to engulf a distracted soul.
Unfortunately, you must sleep in the bed that you made. You did this to yourself, and you have issues that need to be dealt with. It’s important that you understand that all your troubles today are a bi-product of your actions. Once you truly understand this, then you can begin to heal what has been broken and move forward once again.