Miesha Tate

You can. Like you will. You can and you will. And that's really something she instilled in me young. And I think I've always carried that thought, even in my darkest moments, even in the most challenging moments. When I questioned my worth, I questioned my validity. I questioned my value. I questioned my reason for life. I questioned all of it.

You can. Like you will. You can and you will. And that's really something she instilled in me young. And I think I've always carried that thought, even in my darkest moments, even in the most challenging moments. When I questioned my worth, I questioned my validity. I questioned my value. I questioned my reason for life. I questioned all of it.

And at points, I really thought that maybe my life wasn't worth living anymore. I had really tied my identity to my value as a fighter. And when I lost, it really felt like I was nothing but a loser. I had nothing to contribute. And I realized now it was short-sighted, but I had to get through those losses and move through that.

And at points, I really thought that maybe my life wasn't worth living anymore. I had really tied my identity to my value as a fighter. And when I lost, it really felt like I was nothing but a loser. I had nothing to contribute. And I realized now it was short-sighted, but I had to get through those losses and move through that.

But each one was just like this devastating blow that I didn't know exactly how to move through. And it's just remembering that you can and you will.

But each one was just like this devastating blow that I didn't know exactly how to move through. And it's just remembering that you can and you will.

Yes, it really was. And again, I was still so consumed by... my worth was, you know, tied to a single outcome.

Yes, it really was. And again, I was still so consumed by... my worth was, you know, tied to a single outcome.

And I think this is a common mentality for athletes, but I think this also extends to fathers, mothers, you know, whatever, like, you know, I think, I think men, because I've talked to enough men and I, I want to praise men for a second here, because I think that it's so difficult this day and age, maybe more difficult than many years prior to, um,

And I think this is a common mentality for athletes, but I think this also extends to fathers, mothers, you know, whatever, like, you know, I think, I think men, because I've talked to enough men and I, I want to praise men for a second here, because I think that it's so difficult this day and age, maybe more difficult than many years prior to, um,

be a man, like to be masculine because masculinity gets a bad rap. It's, you know, masculinity can be used for good. It can be used for bad. If you have a masculine, confident, strong, capable man, and he steals your purse because of it, well then yeah, it's bad. But if he stops someone stealing your purse, then it's great. So masculinity is not inherently a bad characteristic.

be a man, like to be masculine because masculinity gets a bad rap. It's, you know, masculinity can be used for good. It can be used for bad. If you have a masculine, confident, strong, capable man, and he steals your purse because of it, well then yeah, it's bad. But if he stops someone stealing your purse, then it's great. So masculinity is not inherently a bad characteristic.

It depends how it's used. And I just think that, men have had to go through a lack of support as of recent. And, and, and if, even if there is support, it's a lot of times the wrong way. Like, you know, I don't think men want to be pitied. Um, I don't think that men want, you know, their wives or women to come to them and be like, do you want to talk about your feelings?

It depends how it's used. And I just think that, men have had to go through a lack of support as of recent. And, and, and if, even if there is support, it's a lot of times the wrong way. Like, you know, I don't think men want to be pitied. Um, I don't think that men want, you know, their wives or women to come to them and be like, do you want to talk about your feelings?

Like that's not exactly how it works. Like they want you to pump them up to where like they run, they'll run through a wall for you because that's like, that is what, um, like men are the backbone of our society. And I just, I fucking love masculinity. I love a strong man.

Like that's not exactly how it works. Like they want you to pump them up to where like they run, they'll run through a wall for you because that's like, that is what, um, like men are the backbone of our society. And I just, I fucking love masculinity. I love a strong man.

And I love it when they're also in touch with their feelings, but I realized that men and women are just different in that aspect. And so, you know, I try to learn that and I try to respect it and move through it. But, you know, for me, it's, it's, it's been a learning curve for all of it. Even when I've tapped into my masculine, masculine side and my feminine side, and I kind of lost sight of,

And I love it when they're also in touch with their feelings, but I realized that men and women are just different in that aspect. And so, you know, I try to learn that and I try to respect it and move through it. But, you know, for me, it's, it's, it's been a learning curve for all of it. Even when I've tapped into my masculine, masculine side and my feminine side, and I kind of lost sight of,

parts of me or my feminine, or I tried to drive it out so that I could be strong for my fights and compartmentalize. And then, um, it just led me to like not understanding a lot of it. And, and I guess in, you know, again, moving through that, your question was like, you know, getting the title. So I got the title of Strikeforce against Marlos Kunin and I lost it to Ronda.

parts of me or my feminine, or I tried to drive it out so that I could be strong for my fights and compartmentalize. And then, um, it just led me to like not understanding a lot of it. And, and I guess in, you know, again, moving through that, your question was like, you know, getting the title. So I got the title of Strikeforce against Marlos Kunin and I lost it to Ronda.