Mike Rashid

My mother, she, you know, I have a little brother as well with 10 years apart. She didn't have the same energy with him because she was older, but she had enough in her to protect me from a lot of that, from most of it, honestly. So, and I have to say that I did have, despite those things, you know, because after that little period, I stayed with my grandparents who were stable.

This is in New York. private school, like the whole nine, I had a good upbringing. It was just some hiccups, but that's life. That happens. I had a good upbringing. It was very dynamic. It's very dynamic. Very dynamic.

This is in New York. private school, like the whole nine, I had a good upbringing. It was just some hiccups, but that's life. That happens. I had a good upbringing. It was very dynamic. It's very dynamic. Very dynamic.

This is in New York. private school, like the whole nine, I had a good upbringing. It was just some hiccups, but that's life. That happens. I had a good upbringing. It was very dynamic. It's very dynamic. Very dynamic.

Right? Yeah. And, you know, I got into some trouble, but that was as an adult, right? But as a child it was, you know, we got through the rough stuff, but it was smooth. And I think, like, there's nothing that I've ever faced that was that crazy, right? Maybe to somebody else, but to me I'm like, let's go. I'm going to eat it up.

Right? Yeah. And, you know, I got into some trouble, but that was as an adult, right? But as a child it was, you know, we got through the rough stuff, but it was smooth. And I think, like, there's nothing that I've ever faced that was that crazy, right? Maybe to somebody else, but to me I'm like, let's go. I'm going to eat it up.

Right? Yeah. And, you know, I got into some trouble, but that was as an adult, right? But as a child it was, you know, we got through the rough stuff, but it was smooth. And I think, like, there's nothing that I've ever faced that was that crazy, right? Maybe to somebody else, but to me I'm like, let's go. I'm going to eat it up.

And I think maybe because I went through or seen so many – scary things as a child. It's like, I'm with all the smoke.

And I think maybe because I went through or seen so many – scary things as a child. It's like, I'm with all the smoke.

And I think maybe because I went through or seen so many – scary things as a child. It's like, I'm with all the smoke.

All right, so first of all, in New York, where I lived at, I have friends that was probably better athletes than you'll ever see on TV. It's just the lives were not ideal to go the routes to get put on. So we lived in a very competitive area. We played every sport outside in the snow. You know what I mean? So you grow up being really athletic. You have to be to get noticed.

All right, so first of all, in New York, where I lived at, I have friends that was probably better athletes than you'll ever see on TV. It's just the lives were not ideal to go the routes to get put on. So we lived in a very competitive area. We played every sport outside in the snow. You know what I mean? So you grow up being really athletic. You have to be to get noticed.

All right, so first of all, in New York, where I lived at, I have friends that was probably better athletes than you'll ever see on TV. It's just the lives were not ideal to go the routes to get put on. So we lived in a very competitive area. We played every sport outside in the snow. You know what I mean? So you grow up being really athletic. You have to be to get noticed.

In a place like Brooklyn, especially when I was growing up, I think New York City is small. It's tiny, but it's a lot of people. So it's overcrowded. And a lot of competition. Everything is competition, literally. So I grew up extremely competitive. And I also grew up in an era of He-Man, G.I. Joe, Mr. T, like WWF. So did I. Incredible Hulk.

In a place like Brooklyn, especially when I was growing up, I think New York City is small. It's tiny, but it's a lot of people. So it's overcrowded. And a lot of competition. Everything is competition, literally. So I grew up extremely competitive. And I also grew up in an era of He-Man, G.I. Joe, Mr. T, like WWF. So did I. Incredible Hulk.

In a place like Brooklyn, especially when I was growing up, I think New York City is small. It's tiny, but it's a lot of people. So it's overcrowded. And a lot of competition. Everything is competition, literally. So I grew up extremely competitive. And I also grew up in an era of He-Man, G.I. Joe, Mr. T, like WWF. So did I. Incredible Hulk.

Yeah, so I wanted to be big and strong like what I saw on TV. And I was fixated on being strong and being fat, like just fit. I never thought about looks because when I started getting into, I guess, training, I was 12, 11 or 12. Oh, okay. So I wasn't thinking about how I looked. I was just trying to be strong, right? Right. So I just had that mentality.

Yeah, so I wanted to be big and strong like what I saw on TV. And I was fixated on being strong and being fat, like just fit. I never thought about looks because when I started getting into, I guess, training, I was 12, 11 or 12. Oh, okay. So I wasn't thinking about how I looked. I was just trying to be strong, right? Right. So I just had that mentality.

Yeah, so I wanted to be big and strong like what I saw on TV. And I was fixated on being strong and being fat, like just fit. I never thought about looks because when I started getting into, I guess, training, I was 12, 11 or 12. Oh, okay. So I wasn't thinking about how I looked. I was just trying to be strong, right? Right. So I just had that mentality.

And my father got me into boxing at a very young age. And that was, like, all I needed. I played basketball, baseball. And I box and I love boxing the most because it was all on me. You know, like I played baseball. I was really good, but our team lost every game. I didn't like that.