do u miss competing?i know your backround story on why you stopped,but man you were so close to breaking national level,what show were you in with dugdale?did you do national level show?
Naw, I don't miss it NJ, I always strived to win every show I entered, so it was a lot of work to get ready. Dugdale and I did the Los Angeles Championship. It's a hard show, I had just come off winning an overall state championship and I thought I had a good chance of doing real well. Those dreams were all tossed out the window as soon as Mark took off his clothes to weight in. He came in at 193 that day, as soon as he took off his pants I was like "Fuck!!" I hung with a few guys that ended up getting their pro card.
I competed 2001 to 2011, I have probably stood next to a dozen guys that got their pro cards, wish I could remember their names. I had a good time, had a good run, I can't complain!
I did the USA'S and cracked top 15. The judges had their eye on me, and if things would of worked out I may....may...may have gotten a pro card. But I knew I would never be competitive there...I just wanted to have fun at the national level.... have some cool stories for the grand kids.