Frost
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Just wanted to take a moment to share my admiration for my little brother, Tim.
When we were growing up, he was just a chubby little kid that used to get hassled about his weight. Through highschool we were both pretty miserable and dealt alot with depression and family issues and such. Things could have easilly gone south for both of us...I think if you asked anyone that knew us growing up where we would be in our 30s, the answer would most likely have been "jail" or "dead". Needless to say, we didn't exactly have genetics or, family history or family values on our side
Anyway, somewhere along the line a switch flipped for Tim...now he is pursuing his ambitions as an MMA fighter and findind a significant measure of success. Last night, he won his Light Heavyweight quarter finals match agains Daniel Gracie (as in, the Gracies ) at Bellator 38 (televised on MTV2). This brings his pro record to a perfect, albeit hard-earned 7-0.
I realize many people on this board probably don't follow MMA much and just about everyone had a tough childhood, so maybe it's not all that impressive to alot of folks. But from my perspective, my little brother is my hero. Not because he beats people up for a living or because he was on TV, but because he is doing what he wants to do and pursuing his "dream" against the odds and regardless of the rest of the world wants or expects of him.
http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205107910
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avcYyYYPiR0
When we were growing up, he was just a chubby little kid that used to get hassled about his weight. Through highschool we were both pretty miserable and dealt alot with depression and family issues and such. Things could have easilly gone south for both of us...I think if you asked anyone that knew us growing up where we would be in our 30s, the answer would most likely have been "jail" or "dead". Needless to say, we didn't exactly have genetics or, family history or family values on our side
Anyway, somewhere along the line a switch flipped for Tim...now he is pursuing his ambitions as an MMA fighter and findind a significant measure of success. Last night, he won his Light Heavyweight quarter finals match agains Daniel Gracie (as in, the Gracies ) at Bellator 38 (televised on MTV2). This brings his pro record to a perfect, albeit hard-earned 7-0.
I realize many people on this board probably don't follow MMA much and just about everyone had a tough childhood, so maybe it's not all that impressive to alot of folks. But from my perspective, my little brother is my hero. Not because he beats people up for a living or because he was on TV, but because he is doing what he wants to do and pursuing his "dream" against the odds and regardless of the rest of the world wants or expects of him.
http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205107910
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avcYyYYPiR0