Being An Athlete, You Try To Get

Do I Ever Get Tired Of Being The First Female Everything? Not Really, I Just Happened To Be In A Position Where The Job That I Wanted Was Not Really There For Me. I Had To Create An Opportunity Instead Of Waiting For An Opportunity.

I Get Asked That A Lot And I Always Go Back To My Mom's, 'no One Has The Right To Beat You.' I Take That To Every Venue That I'm In. She Would Say, 'someone Has To Be The Best In The World, Why Not You?' I Always Try To Keep That In Mind.

Even Though I Was Painted, Even Though I Had On Seven Layers Of Paint - To The Point That I Got A Tan, It Was As Thick As A Fabric - I Think I Felt The Most Naked Because I Couldn't Cover Myself At All. I Didn't Have To, So I Had To Be Much More Open And Relaxed.

A Belt Does Nothing But Hold Your Gi Together. A Belt Has Assigned Significance, A Belt Is Someone Else Saying You're Good, You Don't Need Other People Saying That You're Good In Order To Be Good.

The Thing That Gets Me Up In The Morning Is That I’m Really Not Ready To See Someone That I Know I Can Beat Holding My Belt.