(Props: MMA Mania)
Skip to the 0:56 mark for this personal statement:
“There’s certain things I can’t do, I’m not going to do. If someone tells me to do it I’m not going to do it. I’m going to do what I want to do and that’s why I fight. I want to do what I want to do. I want to fight. That’s what I want to do. They’d say, ‘Hey, why didn’t you do your work, Nick?’ in class or school or whatever. ‘Why don’t you do your homework?’ And I’m like, I don’t wanna. I couldn’t figure out why, I just can tell you right now I don’t wanna. I’m not going to. And then when I found out what I wanted to do was I wanted to train jiu-jitsu. That’s what I want to do. I wanted to tap people out and train jiu-jitsu. ‘What do you want to do?’ I want to fight. That’s what I want to do so that’s what I’m going to do.”
A rare moment of lucidity from Nick Diaz in this old Showtime promo for one of his ShoXC fights gives us the clearest insight yet into his motivations. I feel like I went to school with a few Nick Diaz’s. Only instead of becoming famous pro fighters they ended up working at Chili’s, and not the good Chili’s by the movie theater where the girls from the community college all worked. I’m talking about the bad Chili’s by the freeway where the used car salesmen drank on their lunch breaks. Not pretty. If only they’d done their homework.
After the jump, a little something to prepare you for the enthusiasm-over-substance approach of announcer Gus Johnson, who’ll be on the mic for Showtime on Saturday.
Think it’s too much to hope for that Johnson will reprise this gem for the end of the first fight of the evening: "My name’s Brett Rogers, and I put fools to sleep!" (BTW, isn’t anyone besides Kadumel going to pick against "The Grimm" in our little contest, just to be a contrarian?)
In case you’re curious, Gus summed up the narrative of the Diaz/Shamrock bout thusly:
“Shamrock-Diaz is an incredible fight. It’s like a young lion versus an old lion. … Frank is nasty in the cage. He’s kind of a mad scientist when it comes to this beautiful sport. He’s going to try and punish Nick and prove that the old lion still runs the pack.”
All due respect here Gus, but what the hell are you talking about?
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Wed, 04/08/09 - 03:20
I don't wanna say I'm first, cause that's not what I want people to be doing, and that's not what I wanna see, so I'm not gonna post "first", because that's not what I wanna want to do.
Wed, 04/08/09 - 03:24
stfu
Wed, 04/08/09 - 03:26
Nick is the man I hope he knocks Shamrock out for being a total douchebage. Gus Johnson is a fucking idiot when he does sports he's accustomed to, when he's calling ones' he just learned less then a year ago he says things like "He’s kind of a mad scientist when it comes to this beautiful sport. He’s going to try and punish Nick and prove that the old lion still runs the pack.” Johnson referring to the beautiful sport is like a white kid rapping at a party talking about "the game."
Wed, 04/08/09 - 03:26
you just did
Wed, 04/08/09 - 03:31
FUCK U AMOHN!
Wed, 04/08/09 - 03:32
Nick Diaz is the man... that is all that needs to be said.
Wed, 04/08/09 - 03:42
The only thing that needs to be said about this fight, is something that Al Pachino already said so eloquently, "Fuck the fucking Diaz brothers, I bury those cockroaches." Fuck Stockton too, anyone who has ever been there hates it, except Nick and Nate Diaz.
Wed, 04/08/09 - 03:43
junie's nuts taste salty....
Wed, 04/08/09 - 03:46
Nick but only homies do they homie work. homie.
Wed, 04/08/09 - 03:49
Nick Diaz likes to roll around his hood with no shirt on, so that's what he's gonna do. He could roll with a sleeveless shirt, or even some shirtless sleeves, but he don't wanna do that. He wants the sun to warm his nipples and his elbows, so that's what he's gonna do. All joking aside, I like Nick as a fighter man, he has a lot of heart and determination.
Wed, 04/08/09 - 03:57
Asked about Diaz' triathlon, Frank Shamrock said, "I play real sports. I'm not tryinda be the best at exercisin'."
Wed, 04/08/09 - 04:00
war Diaz!!!! baaah!!!! he's a freak of nature. one of the most interesting people in mma
Wed, 04/08/09 - 04:10
I'm really getting sick of these video posts that aren't available in my region. It's only been in the last couple'a months or so, but it seems to be more and more common.
Wed, 04/08/09 - 04:12
I hope this fight delivers like the man I do.
Wed, 04/08/09 - 04:17
Bill Goldberg..."Fight Commentator" he he..."Fight Commentator".... BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA! If I was Goldberg, I'd rather they put "Fake Wrestler" instead of "Fight Commentator"! WHAT A DICK!
Wed, 04/08/09 - 04:23
Oh yeah...Gus Johnson, eat a bullet before Saturday night, OK? I'm sick of these shitty announcers. JUST GET STEPHEN QUADROS! ...goddamn! ...sorry...I'm in a shitty mood... ...and get some smarts, Kadumel... "The Grimm" has win!
Wed, 04/08/09 - 04:54
Man, I feel ya, Nick. I want to do what I want to do and I don't want to do what I don't want to do because doing what I want to do and not doing what I don't want to do is way better than doing what I don't want to do and not doing what I do want to do want to do want to do don't want to do what I don't want to do what I want to do to do to do to do to do to do.
Wed, 04/08/09 - 05:49
Nick Diaz is fucking retarded. He's going to hop off the short bus for this fight.
Wed, 04/08/09 - 06:06
The more I hear Nick Diaz talk the more he reminds me of Jake La Motta. Pretty soon he's gonna want to fight Nate for "fucking his girl".
Wed, 04/08/09 - 06:11
You see, Nick Diaz is like a boa constrictor..and..Frank Shamrock is like a Monnngoose, hes trying to prove that is the top dog...or wait top goose BUCKETS!!! FUCKING BUCKETS FROM ALEXANDER HAMILTON!!
Wed, 04/08/09 - 06:24
I'D LOVE TO SEE NICK BACK IN THE UFC. I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY REASON WHY HE SHOULD NOT BE THERE NOW. HE IS ONE OF THE BEST IN MY OPINION. HE IS VERY ENTERTAINING, AND HARD WORKING.
Wed, 04/08/09 - 07:57
Diego Sanchez thrashed Nick and has yet to receive a title shot. Nick would get schooled just like Sanchez did against real competition. His stand up sucks.
Wed, 04/08/09 - 08:19
Gus Johnson I almost pissed myself after that comment. Holy damn.
Wed, 04/08/09 - 08:43
This is the funniest line I've read all week: "I’m talking about the bad Chili’s by the freeway where the used car salesmen drank on their lunch breaks."
Wed, 04/08/09 - 09:40
ARGHHH VIDEO NOT AVAILABLE IN MY COUNTRY???? FCK YOU YOUTUBE
Thu, 04/09/09 - 01:14
Why the f*ck won't it let me view the video!? C*nts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thu, 04/09/09 - 06:43
diaz is gonna fuck shamrock up!
Thu, 04/09/09 - 08:31
Who the fuck does Bill Goldberg think he is kidding???? The guy is not a fighter, never was a fighter and now he is trying to act like he is an expert. He is a has been WCW poser asshole who is trying to sneak in the back door of MMA thinking that nobody is going to call him on his shit. Fight commentator my ass, Strikeforce needs to get rid of that douche because I guarantee that you won't find one true MMA fan who gives a shit about what that baby dick has to say!!!!!!!!!
Thu, 04/09/09 - 05:58
Um...who made that promo? He didn't "knockout" Gomi, dipshits.
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