It looks like win, lose or draw on Saturday and beyond, as the 29-year-old Hardy plays for the house money.
“Obviously it seems a little extreme, but I was on my last lifeline, and it seemed like that, and suddenly everything else seemed like extra time,” she said. “Three or four years ago, if someone had told me that in four years, you would be on a three-fight win streak, about to fight at MSG, and you would have great people around you, people who help you, who sacrifice a lot just because they love you, just because they want To be safe; not for any kind of personal gain, just because they care about you and you’re a team. If you told me that, first of all, I would have thought you were crazy. I was like, yeah, there’s no way I’ve been looking all over the world for 10 years Past, where was that? And now to have it makes me so grateful, man, just so grateful.”
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So what is the secret to all this success and, more importantly, life control before the age of 30? Hardy doesn’t hesitate to respond.
“I think understanding myself is a big part of that,” she said. “I feel like fighting, and everything that surrounds it, is one of the true expressions of who you are as a person. I signed the contract when I was 20 years old. What do I know about myself? I didn’t know anything. I’m not saying I know everything now, but I definitely understand Much more myself and I’m sure less apologetic about it. This has helped tremendously and I have only been able to do this because I have been surrounded by people who encourage me and don’t let me fall for anything other than myself, who keep me honest, and tell me things as they are. “Not how I want to hear them or how it will benefit them.”
