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The blood of the Chuck Liddell’s opponents splatters on your face just a little. The fast striking well composed mixed martial artist has a strong reputation of winning and has the determination to do anything and knock his rival out. His nickname “Iceman” comes from his calm attitude before every match. His foreground is truly intimidating and you think he’s gonna drown you in your own blood like waves. Despite this, when you start talking to him, every wave becomes a ripple and every negative assumption you made turns into regrets. Then you discover for yourself that he applied to many colleges, got accepted into all of them, except Cal Poly and ended up attending Cal Poly in sunny San Luis Obispo anyway He was always appealed to physical activity and he decided to continue through that passion through college. Mr. Liddell applied to many colleges and remembers with clarity, “ U of C Berkeley, Cal Poly, and other West Coast schools. I went to Cal Poly because I wanted to wrestle and play football.” He always wanted to stay healthy and maintain his physical strength, his passion grew from college and on. After learning that, it was mind boggling of how nice and innocent he really was. Liddell attended Cal Poly for wrestling and football, so I wondered what he decided to major in. …show more content…
They saw it as I was going to be a PE teacher: they didn’t realize that at Cal Poly, it was only two classes away from being pre-med. They didn’t see that as looking for a real job. I think that being a PE coach is a real job, but that’s just me.” This was quite interesting to find out how this regular person like us uplifts the power of physical activity and articulates it into an adrenaline rushing career that pays millions. From this interview, I have learned the beauty and essence of fitness while maintaining the idea of ceasing

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