Ronda Rousey: The price I paid to become a UFC champion (E261)
The High Performance Podcast
High Performance
4.8 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2024
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Jake and Damian sit down with the remarkable Ronda Rousey, a professional mixed martial artist and former UFC champion, to dive into various aspects of her life and career.
Ronda Rousey became the first UFC women's champion and a judo Olympic Medalist, earning back-to-back golds at the Pan American Championships and a 2008 Olympic bronze medal. Ronda opens up about her upbringing, including the real impact of her father’s suicide when she was just eight years old.
Ronda discusses her addiction to winning and the challenges she faced in her career, particularly in navigating relationships with coaches. Offering advice to others facing similar situations, she emphasises the importance of always having a backup plan and not feeling trapped in any situation.
As the conversation unfolds, Ronda shares insights on the support she received from others, highlighting her strategy of making herself unavoidable in the media, as well as her infamous encounter with Dana White, the CEO of the UFC. She also addresses her experience with concussion symptoms, shedding light on the lack of awareness surrounding CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) during her career.
This episode delves into the depths of resilience, determination, and the transformative power of love, as Ronda Rousey shares her personal journey from tragedy to triumph.
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| 0:00.0 | I never wanted to put a perfect body in the ground. I wanted to use everything that I had while I had it and I didn't feel like I was saving myself for a long life. I just wanted to like, your body is the greatest tool you'll ever own and I wanted to |
| 0:16.0 | use it until I was down to a nub. I don't allow the other person to to reset I don't touch gloves at the beginning to fight, the bell |
| 0:24.9 | rings, it's go. |
| 0:26.5 | It's the person who wants it most that's going to reach out and grab that victory in that moment. |
| 0:30.9 | If you're the kind of person that's willing to do anything to win, |
| 0:34.0 | you're the kind of person that's willing to put up |
| 0:36.0 | with anything to win. |
| 0:39.0 | That is Rhonda Rousey, |
| 0:41.0 | and this is high performance. Today a conversation recorded in America |
| 0:46.2 | with one of the most successful sports stars on the planet, the first female UFC champion. |
| 0:52.0 | Ronda emotionally opens up about the season. first female UFC champion. |
| 0:52.8 | Ronda emotionally opens up about the secrets behind her success |
| 0:57.0 | and tearfully tells us why she no longer feels welcome |
| 1:00.6 | in the UFC, the sport where she made her name. |
| 1:04.0 | I'm Jake Humphrey and alongside Damien Hughes |
| 1:07.0 | we learn from the stories, struggles and successes of our guests, |
| 1:11.0 | allowing you to find your version of high performance. So let's do it and welcome |
| 1:17.4 | the incredible Rhonda Rousey to the show. And before we do a quick word from our valued partners. |
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