Bloody Elbow: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Sports blogs for fans, by fans.
Around SBN: Fedor vs Rogers Results and Live Coverage

Paul Heyman on the secret of Brock Lesnar's success

Don't know how many have already found this, but for those that haven't, the link is at the bottom.  Some meaningful excerpts:

 

He was also getting some really bad advice from veterans who were obviously threatened by what Lesnar could potentially bring to the table.
Some of the bad advice was clearly intentional. Some of it was based on the fact a lot of people have a hard time accepting change

^^ referring to his initial interaction with WWE wrestling veterans.  Notice any consistent patterns with how the MMA fanbase has reacted to him?

Tazz pulled Lesnar aside and advised him to talk with me. Lesnar listened intently, thanked me profusely, and said: "You know, I'm very coachable."

Truer words were never spoken.

Brock Lesnar's greatest strength is not physical.

It's a great athlete's mentality and acceptance of instruction. Brock understands that no man can simply use his size and strength and bull-headedly (is that a word?) take over a sport.

The amazing physical gifts that Lesnar possesses need to be channelled, directed, produced, refined, and implemented in smart game plan.

^^ discussing Brock's personality and drive, something which his critics frequently cite as major weaknesses, citing a perceived 'sense of entitlement.'

Lesnar accepts the fact he cannot embark on this Ultimate Fighting journey alone.

Brock understands his team is there to guide him, and can see things Lesnar will not see, notice things Lesnar will not notice, observe from a vantage point Lesnar does not share.

For all the talk about "Size does matter" and "Youth and power prevailed over age and experience," the secret to Brock's success is his intense drive to be the alpha male, to be number one at what he does, to be dominant against all competition ... and his willingness to simultaneously be humble enough to accept the advice of others that he trusts, listen to their guidance, and implement their game plan.

^^ more perspective on his personality and willingness to be coached and instructed.

 

My conclusion from this article is that it's obviously an old ally of Brock's who is heaping praise upon him during a moment of triumph.  But it should be clearly recognized that innuendo and subtle hints are often interjected into these pieces which will paint a fairly accurate representation of the athlete's personality, and the hints we've been given in this article paint a pretty striking picture.  A picture of a man who will stop at nothing to succeed at something which has embraced him, who has all of the physical and mental tools necessary to dominate competition for as long as he is physically able to do so.

He's no Randy Couture, of that much we can be certain.  But this guy is young, hungry and has surrounded himself with people who can actively contribute towards his present and future success, and is humble enough to accept their advice.

Hail to the King,  baby.

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/heyman/article1949276.ece

The FanPosts are solely the subjective opinions of Bloody Elbow readers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Bloody Elbow editors or staff.

1 recs  |  Comment 7 comments

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Display:

Good Read. Say what you will about Brock’s wrestling background, but it’s hard to deny his work ethic and desire to be a great fighter. I thought Brock came off well in his post fight interview after beating Couture and this interview seems to indicate his post fight comments were genuine. I think he might be a good representative of the sport after all.

by Andy R on Nov 21, 2008 1:46 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

scary thought...

What if Brock started training with Randy (once Randy retires or shifts divisions, that is)? Even scarier – what if Brock started training with Greg Jackson?

by INGO B on Nov 21, 2008 3:15 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, his BJJ instructor has been saying saying some pretty good stuff too. He’s really becoming the second coming of Matt Hughes, albeit with more power in his hands.

by Rundownloser on Nov 21, 2008 3:17 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I’ve been very, very impressed by Brock’s development. You can just see it with every fight – he knows more, he’s more comfortable, and there is no ego as far as style or how he tries to win: he executes the gameplan given to him.

Hail to the king, indeed.

by subo on Nov 21, 2008 3:32 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Exactly...

If he’s not the best now — he will be by fight time!

That's just a big son of a bitch -- that's all there is to it.

by mma_dude on Nov 21, 2008 5:00 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Maybe do something about the quote

Clearly, being a big son of a bitch is not all there is to it :-). But I forgive Randy – hard to be eloquent with all those cartoon birds circling your head.

by subo on Nov 22, 2008 1:16 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

he sounded really bitter even in the after party when he was interviewed. maybe he’s frustrated that he thinks he has more skill but he still got beat. maybe thats why he said that.

http://weoweoweo.deviantart.com/

by Anton Tabuena on Nov 22, 2008 10:10 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

"All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it." -- H.L. Mencken
Start posting on Bloody Elbow »

Join SB Nation and dive into communities focused on all your favorite teams.

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recommended FanPosts

Mikeeaston_small
A Conundrum About Fedor
Nav-logo-hover_small
Dan Henderson: Enormous Benefit To Strikeforce Has Parallels in World of Wrestling
Mma_spot_logo-1_small
Add Gerald Harris To The List Of Veterans Applying For TUF
Nav-logo-hover_small
Dan Henderson: Suddenly in the driver's seat in UFC negotiations
Alvarezavatar_small
CBS Commercial Ads Sold-Out for Strikeforce Fedor vs Rogers, Plus Targetting Markets and Sponsors (EA Sports, etc)

Recent FanPosts

Small
CBS/Strikeforce Broadcast Quality Unacceptable
Small
In Praise Of Jake Sheilds
Small
Omnisport Offering Live Online Stream of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers
Small
Swick Laughs Hughes Off, "It Wouldn't Even be a Fight"
Small
Thought I had re Strikeforce's marketing of Fedor:
Weo_animation2_small
Fedor Emelianenko vs Brett Rogers Will Be for the WAMMA Heavyweight Belt
Tailings_small
Dustin Hazelett Interview: ACL is good, Ready for Karo
Small
Your chance to hang with top MMA fighters
Small
Fighters should be fighters and not actors but ...

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >

MMA Rankings

USA Today / SB Nation Consensus MMA Rankings