Boxing

What if I told you that a sport whose main component is two people punching each other with the aim of knocking each other unconscious is NOT violent? You’d probably think I’ve been punched too many times in the head. Maybe I have. But we can debate whether or not…

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” This morning I woke up and sprang out of bed. Well-rested and wanting to get to the gym before it got too busy. For several weeks I’d been getting up at 4 am to get to the gym. There are…

At the start of every journey toward success, there are obstacles that we must overcome. Adversity is a common theme for anyone who aspires to achieve greatness. It’s not about avoiding adversity; it’s about overcoming it. The path to success isn’t easy, but nothing worth having comes easy. Adversity can…

How boxing changed my life. — There’s something very reassuring about knowing you can fight. I’m not claiming that I am knocking guys out, but there is a subtle confidence that I’ve gained from regularly training my body for combat. Just to be clear, I wasn’t a complete newbie to combat sports. During my childhood, I…

What boxing has taught me about life, love and work “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion’.” — Muhammed Ali — Nearly a year ago I started training to be a boxer. I’d been…

As a coach, you can be in their corner, but you can’t fight for them. You can help them back up on their feet, reframe their success, and share this moment. But you can’t want it more than them, in fact, you can’t want it at all. You can’t want to be in their corner. You need to be in their corner. There is nowhere else, you want to be.