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I've seen a lot of shit in my time, kid. Lots of dumb shit. Lots of funny shit. Lots of heartbreaking shit. I've been on cup winning teams and I've been on teams that had to sit at home and get excited for the first overall pick. I've done dope, I've crashed cars, I've been diagnosed with mental health issues and I've been there and done it all at this point. Even now, getting into the prime of my career, I feel about ten years older than I actually am. That's the kind of thing that this game does to you. That's the kind of shit that it does to your body, that's the toll that it takes. But even through all of that, I don't know if I'd give it up. It's been one of the best times in my life. I've made friends, enemies, brothers and sisters for life. I've met fans, I've helped the next generation of the game, I've been able to light people's faces up just by playing the same silly fucking game you're out here on the lake playing with your friends right now. And if I could tell you one thing, one thing that you'll take with you when you go home, one thing that you'll forget but might come up again just at the right time? I'll tell you the same thing I tell myself any time I'm feeling down.

"Should've just stuck to Tekken."