I feel terrible for this young man... but in some ways I like him even more now. It gives us a glimpse into the drive and sacrifice it takes to be a world class athlete... it reveals what every successful person has to some degree. He'll be back... he'll regroup. I hope either in the Olympics or the ufc.
http://www.si.com/olympics/2016/08/19/jordan-burroughs-olympic-wrestling-loss-let-family-down
“I feel like I let my family down, my kids, I missed a lot of important milestones in my children’s lives to pursue this sport. I didn’t see my son walk for the first time. I’ve left my wife at home with two kids for long periods of time to go to training camps, to foreign countries. She did that joyfully, not begrudgingly, because she knew on days like these I always fulfilled my end. Now I feel like I let her down. I let her down, I let my family down. This is supposed to be my year. This is supposed to be my breakthrough performance that cemented me as a legend in the sport. And it almost retracted my position in the sport. It hurts me. It hurts a lot, man. It hurts.”
The three-time world champion now holds a 130-4 international record.
http://www.si.com/olympics/2016/08/19/jordan-burroughs-olympic-wrestling-loss-let-family-down
“I feel like I let my family down, my kids, I missed a lot of important milestones in my children’s lives to pursue this sport. I didn’t see my son walk for the first time. I’ve left my wife at home with two kids for long periods of time to go to training camps, to foreign countries. She did that joyfully, not begrudgingly, because she knew on days like these I always fulfilled my end. Now I feel like I let her down. I let her down, I let my family down. This is supposed to be my year. This is supposed to be my breakthrough performance that cemented me as a legend in the sport. And it almost retracted my position in the sport. It hurts me. It hurts a lot, man. It hurts.”
The three-time world champion now holds a 130-4 international record.