Ballet of Violence

He told me that he was going to have to face his mortality twice in life: when he’s dying, and when he’s told he’s too old to ever do it again as an athlete. It struck me because while some athletes have that level of self-awareness during a time of sadness, change and in some cases desperation, few have the level of honesty needed to acknowledge that in one way, he is dying right before our eyes.

— Mike Chiappetta, Saying Goodbye and Thank You to One of MMA’s Early Kings, Jens Pulver — MMA Fighting