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It was a very emotional and great interview. He's a true legend of the sport.
There was a moment where interviewer showed him a tape from six years ago when he was his guest for the first time. After the tape, Mirko asked him if he got old much (joking). Inteviewer said - you did in your fighting. Mirko put his head down and said : Stanković, that hurts. That was a low blow. Maybe i've lost my last fight but i can still kick your ass (joking, their are personal friends as far as i know)
He will complete his contract, he will hire a sport psychologist, he will try to change some things in his training, he made no exuses, admited he sucks now and that he wanted to hang himself in a hotel room after dos santos fight (just an expression, not contemplating suicide)
He doesn't have to fight anymore, but at the other hand - he never had to fight - he always wanted to fight cause he loves it. He's afraid to stop fighting and training cause he doesn't know who he is without fighting. Compared himself to a man who is released from prison after 30 years and who goes and comits robbery just so he can go back in prison cause he doesn't know how to live outside of it anymore.
Called losses to gonzaga, kongo and dos santos disasters for him, for his ego. You could see in his eyes he was very ashamed of his last performances, and every question and remark of how he looked timid and not agressive, and not himself in his last fight just hurt him. All he said was: I know.
He will try and find a motive, agression to continue. Said there is no shame in falling down - he would be ashamed only if he doesn't get back up.
Said to his fans that he is very sory they had to look at him like that, but that they have to understand that he feels much worse then them. Said he was so ashamed after dos santos that he just wanted to crawl in to some hole and not be seen again.
They also talked about politics, who would he prefer for president, about his parenting skills, about history, movies and life in general.
Mirko once again showed that he's a great man, great sportsman, educated, smart, well spoken and humble.
Said he had 5 surgeries from OWGP and many problems but that is not important - the problem is in his head, nothing else.
They were waking him up with ice for dos santos fight cause he was on cratian time and thats 5 am - but interviewer asked him that, Mirko didn't mention it as an excuse or something and for that matter didn't want to discuss it further. Said only that he will try to go a few day earlier in the states next time.
