My new personal hero is 70 year old MMA fighter John Williams who in his pro fighting debut tapped out his 20  year younger opponent in the second round. If you are not familiar with MMA (mixed martial arts) it is an extreme form of professional fighting that combines boxing, kick boxing, real (not fake acting) wrestling, judo, and ju-jitsu. It requires extreme fitness, flexibility, and mental toughness.  His quote below speaks for all of us who are determined to keep our mojo alive as we grow older.

“The point of life is living it. And I tell you, I got in that cage and I felt alive. I felt human again. You get that thing over your head, people think you’re 70 and you don’t know shit. They don’t bother to get to know you. I like Eminem. I like rap music. …Mentally, I feel the same as I did when I was 30. I like the same kind of cars and the same kinds of women. Nothing’s changed for me, but there’s this stereotype. You don’t change, but they try and make you fit a mold and be something you don’t want to be, which is an old person. Not me. I’ve been a fighter all my life.”

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