Rickson Gracie

After my biggest loss in my life, which is losing my son with 18 years old, I was confused for a while, about three or four years in the dark, thinking about suicide or thinking about drugs, thinking about, you know, what's the purpose of life.

And I realized with Roxo's departure, we may not have tomorrow.

Tomorrow may never happen.

Yes.

I said, I don't want it, and I don't need to hurt him to win the fight.

Because I felt compelling based on he's a warrior, he's a tough guy, he's lighter.

His previous fight against...

a Dutch guy who was very mean and dirty, and poked his eye with the finger.

And he was hurt.

And he won this fight after about a battle of 30 minutes or 40 minutes fight.

And then he fought another big wrestler who's also... And then he ended up in the finals with me.

It was an eight-man tournament.

And my training partners, my people say, oh, you have to kill this guy, punch him.

I said, I don't have to be violent on this guy because I'm not intimidated by him.

The opportunity is based on striking.

So I will be gentle because I believe I'm more technical than him and I can win.

So that's what I did.

And this was a very interesting... Because Japanese are very...

particular in observing details, moral details, personality, ego, you know, brutality.

And after that match, the press recognized my kindness and the spirit of the true samurai, which was not exactly overpower, you know, you just do what you have to do in a loyal and nice battle.