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Travis Hartman
of The Boxing Amusement Park
THE FIGHTER'S DIARY
Travis Hartman was a
spectacular amateur boxer -- 156-13, with three national championships -- who
has struggled as a pro. The 26-year-old, who hails from the
small town of Osborn, Missouri, is still an active fighter who maintains a passion for the sport that has
consumed him since his childhood. Hartman's training
journal reflects his physical, psychological and emotional struggle as he continues his an
ongoing quest to become the best.
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Better to try and fail than never try
at all'
What is
it about men that make us so stubborn? Why do we keep reaching for the stars
even after one failure after another?
I
would rather fail trying to do something great then to have never even
tried. After my recent loss here in my home area, it really has forced me to
re-evaluate my priorities. I only say this because I feel like I have become
a jack of all trades, but a master of none. I don’t want that, nor do I like
how I feel right now, after losing my last match.
I am working to finish up
school with my journalism degree, while working for a newspaper covering
sports. I am training all the amateurs and some professional boxers, and
running TEAM HARTMAN gym with my younger brother, who I also train. I blog
and write boxing stories for
ringsideboxingshow.com.
Meanwhile I am suppose to be training and managing my
professional boxing career at the same time. Throw in a social life, and
some online poker on the side, and I have an unreasonable schedule.
Ok,
don’t get me wrong, I love every second of it all. I get to do what I love
and experience so much in my life because of it all. I love to write and
cover sports. I love to pass on my knowledge of boxing to my young and eager
boxers. More than anything, I love to get in that ring and let my fists fly.
The one drawback is I just lost to a kid that I know I should have beaten,
hands down. I was not prepared, plain and simple. I am so damn stubborn that
I never know what is enough, and my pride is very damaged and hurt right now
because of it all.
I think
part of growing up is taking responsibility for your actionsm and making
tough, grown-up decisions. I guess it is true that you can’t have your cake
and eat it too. I have been stubborn since I can remember and I am sure I
will be stubborn to the end. I need to do some serious thinking and figure
out how I am going to start backing up all my talk.
“Don't
let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do,” said the great John
Wooden.
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