Brock Lesnar Comments On Health
Posted by David Damage on Friday, May 13, 2011
Under: Interviews
Brock Lesnar Comments On Current Health Issues:
"I'll tell you one thing: I'm not retiring. This isn't the end of my fight career. This is something that I believe in my strong faith that there's a solution to every problem. I just have to find the right solution to fix this problem. It didn't allow me to train to my full capabilities. I was forced to make a decision to go back down to the doctor this week to figure out how far this thing was along. What it does is it drains my entire body down. Basically, you've got an infection in your stomach, and all my resources went to fight this problem instead of rebuilding what I tore down in the gym. It's not as serious as last time. It just didn't allow me to train for the way I needed to train for a No. 1 contenders' bout.
I am forced with the decision to either have surgery or deal with this for the rest of my life. A lot of things go through your mind as an athlete, especially myself. This is something that has been wearing on me for about a month now. That's what's so frustrating about this. I've been doing all the right things, so I thought. That's what's very depressing about this, and I feel really, really angry about it. I wanted more than anything to fight Junior Dos Santos and to win that fight and to get a shot at Cain Velasquez. I want nothing more than that. But more importantly, my health and my family are more important. Let's keep things in perspective.
I apologize to Junior Dos Santos and to Spike TV. This is an unfortunate situation for me. I dodged a bullet about two years ago with diverticulitis, at that time now knowing what the problem was, and dodged a bullet by not having the surgery. Diverticulitis is an illness that never goes away. It's something that I've dealt with since my first occurrence and have been battling with it. It's just something that's in your colon for the rest of your life. I love this sport, and I love what I do. This isn't the end of Brock Lesnar."
Brock Lesnar reveals in his autobiography Death Clutch that he was envious of Kane during his time in WWE because he wrestled with a mask on, which allowed him to maintain his privacy outside the ring.
An excerpt from the book is as follows: "I like to stay home, spend time with my family, and be left alone. My life is my life. It's nobody's business what goes on in my house, or with my wife or my children. I won't intrude on your private life. Don't intrude on mine.
"That's why, in some ways, the WWE character I envied the most was Kane. He had the greatest gig ever, because he was a big star who wore a mask on TV. When he went home, he'd get to take off the mask and live a normal life. Nobody knew what he looked like, and no one ever bothered him when he went about his personal life. He must have had about as normal a life as you can have in professional wrestling."
Lesnar continued about wanting privacy when he's not out performing.
"When I'm on the job, in the ring, at the arena, I'm there to entertain you. I understand that. You paid to see me, and I owe it to you to make sure your money was well spent. But when I'm not on the job, I don’t think I owe anything to anybody. If you’re a plumber, and you're out to dinner with your family, would you like it if the waiter walked up and said, 'Hey, the toilet just backed up, can you come in the back and fix it?' Probably not. You are there to eat, not to fish tampons out of the drain pipe. When I'm enjoying some time with my family, I'm not at work. I'm not 'on.' I'm not there to entertain anyone."
He also noted his frustration with WWE's strenuous road schedule.
"My first year on the main roster in WWE was a blur. My second year was even worse," he wrote. "The money was great, and I was buying a lot of nice things, but I had no time to enjoy any of it. That touring schedule just eats you up. I just kept thinking that there has to be a better way to make some real money."
Excerpts from the book, which was co-written by Paul Heyman, are available at http://www.deathclutch.com/brocks-book.html It is scheduled for release on May 24.
"I'll tell you one thing: I'm not retiring. This isn't the end of my fight career. This is something that I believe in my strong faith that there's a solution to every problem. I just have to find the right solution to fix this problem. It didn't allow me to train to my full capabilities. I was forced to make a decision to go back down to the doctor this week to figure out how far this thing was along. What it does is it drains my entire body down. Basically, you've got an infection in your stomach, and all my resources went to fight this problem instead of rebuilding what I tore down in the gym. It's not as serious as last time. It just didn't allow me to train for the way I needed to train for a No. 1 contenders' bout.
I am forced with the decision to either have surgery or deal with this for the rest of my life. A lot of things go through your mind as an athlete, especially myself. This is something that has been wearing on me for about a month now. That's what's so frustrating about this. I've been doing all the right things, so I thought. That's what's very depressing about this, and I feel really, really angry about it. I wanted more than anything to fight Junior Dos Santos and to win that fight and to get a shot at Cain Velasquez. I want nothing more than that. But more importantly, my health and my family are more important. Let's keep things in perspective.
I apologize to Junior Dos Santos and to Spike TV. This is an unfortunate situation for me. I dodged a bullet about two years ago with diverticulitis, at that time now knowing what the problem was, and dodged a bullet by not having the surgery. Diverticulitis is an illness that never goes away. It's something that I've dealt with since my first occurrence and have been battling with it. It's just something that's in your colon for the rest of your life. I love this sport, and I love what I do. This isn't the end of Brock Lesnar."
Brock Lesnar reveals in his autobiography Death Clutch that he was envious of Kane during his time in WWE because he wrestled with a mask on, which allowed him to maintain his privacy outside the ring.
An excerpt from the book is as follows: "I like to stay home, spend time with my family, and be left alone. My life is my life. It's nobody's business what goes on in my house, or with my wife or my children. I won't intrude on your private life. Don't intrude on mine.
"That's why, in some ways, the WWE character I envied the most was Kane. He had the greatest gig ever, because he was a big star who wore a mask on TV. When he went home, he'd get to take off the mask and live a normal life. Nobody knew what he looked like, and no one ever bothered him when he went about his personal life. He must have had about as normal a life as you can have in professional wrestling."
Lesnar continued about wanting privacy when he's not out performing.
"When I'm on the job, in the ring, at the arena, I'm there to entertain you. I understand that. You paid to see me, and I owe it to you to make sure your money was well spent. But when I'm not on the job, I don’t think I owe anything to anybody. If you’re a plumber, and you're out to dinner with your family, would you like it if the waiter walked up and said, 'Hey, the toilet just backed up, can you come in the back and fix it?' Probably not. You are there to eat, not to fish tampons out of the drain pipe. When I'm enjoying some time with my family, I'm not at work. I'm not 'on.' I'm not there to entertain anyone."
He also noted his frustration with WWE's strenuous road schedule.
"My first year on the main roster in WWE was a blur. My second year was even worse," he wrote. "The money was great, and I was buying a lot of nice things, but I had no time to enjoy any of it. That touring schedule just eats you up. I just kept thinking that there has to be a better way to make some real money."
Excerpts from the book, which was co-written by Paul Heyman, are available at http://www.deathclutch.com/brocks-book.html It is scheduled for release on May 24.
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