Motivational talk: Check Survived: Check Would rather jump in the cage with no practice than do that again? Check. Dream me totally could pull it off. I'm a bit more shy in public speaking.
That said it was nice, and I'm glad I inspired a few new members to join and give it a go. In other big news, New York State finally joined the rest of this country in allowing MMA to be legal within it's borders. Maybe if I train hard enough I can get in one last fight so I can do one in Madison Square Garden - it seems like a crowning achievement for my career.