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Similarly to how Olympians feel after training for so long, for only a short amount of time on the world stage, if they had an off day at the event it seemed as if all of that tedious work was for nothing. As documented throughout history, a fighter’s life can get lonesome at times, yet for a young pup like me in the sport every little training session was a godsend in my eyes.

Life was good at that point. I was out of a job, far away from home, with not many future prospects in the career department, and with a mortgage and bills to pay, but none of that mattered. Life was good, just lying there with a sense of pride, being the newest inductee into the API family. Time seemed to stand still as I lay grounded and at peace for the first time in a long time....

Chapter Five

THE MUSCLE SHARK

“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.”

—Bruce Lee

Sean Sherk grew up in a big family with six kids and a plethora of relatives and other kids around. That made for a lot of excitement in itself, but coupled with growing up in a family of wrestlers, the fight game flowed through his veins from the start and kept him busy. His dad, uncles, cousins, and brother were all immersed in the sport. Naturally, he was thrown into the wrestling scene at an early age.