Ben
Rothwell, on “The Savage
Dog Show,” discussing the dramatic changes he made before his
knockout win over Brendan
Schaub at UFC
145: “After a loss, you’re going to feel like, ‘What did I
do wrong? I need to change things.’ Sometimes you’ll just kid
yourself and be like, ‘Oh, I just got caught.’ That’s the worst
thing you can do because there is no lucky punch. That guy was
training harder than you, and he was a little more conditioned and
he threw that punch that knocked you out. You need to accept that
and take responsibility for it. Most of the time, it’s just a
matter of you didn’t train hard enough. You didn’t train hard
enough. Training isn’t just what you do one or two hours in the
gym. It’s what were you eating? How were you sleeping? How many
video games did you play? How much time were you wasting not
training? “I always wasted lots of time. I love video games, love
doing nonsense, playing recreational games, things that don’t apply
to fighting. … Basically since I opened up my gym in October, I
wear my life on my key chain. It’s got a [key] to my car, it’s got
a [key] to my house, it’s got a [key] to my gym. That’s my life
every day. … Just take a look at me in my past and take a look at
me now. I obviously did something different. I’m out-training all
of my opponents now, here and forever until I decide to be done
with this sport.”
