I will never forget the level of intimidation I felt, going into my boxing gym for the first time signing up. The people I saw there were so strong and powerful. Even the girls were making me nervous to the point were I almost did not want to start boxing at all.
My mom took one look at me and said are you ok? I simply said yeah its just I have never felt this weak before. She asked me one more time if I wanted to back out and all I could say was not at all in a quivering voice.
In my head though, I was thinking what am I doing here. I am not a fighter at all, so why am I here to sign up for boxing. I have never taken a fist to the face or been hit really hard. I have had only one real fight in my life so why am I trying to become a fighter. I was really just figuring out that I was weak. IâÂÂve had never felt weak before going into that gym. It was almost like a brick wall was blocking my way and I was trying to move it but it just would not budge. At that moment, you really feel useless.
It was a good thing that I went through that experience though. Ever since that day I have been practicing to get just as good as the fighters in my gym. That intimidation I felt was really a backbone for me training hard. It gave me goal to become the best in my gym. Without fear and intimidation, you really can never progress.