CM Punk: I’m Not Scared Of Failing Very Publicly, Those Are The Moments Where Fortune Favors The Bold
CM Punk thrives under pressure.
After a near three month absence from the company, the ‘Best In The World’ made his return to WWE on the July 6 episode of Raw and defeated Sami Zayn to become the new Undisputed WWE Champion.
Before the match, CM Punk spoke to WWE’s YouTube channel as a part of a mini vlog. He talked about still getting nervous for matches and how he isn’t scared to fail in a very public way.
“After all this time, I’m 47 and I still get nervous. To me, that’s a good thing. I have lived these once in a lifetime moments multiple times and it’s not lost on me how special that is. To me, I love for these moments. You can’t be the best you can be unless you experience those situations, the high pressure stuff. I want the puck on my stick, game seven, overtime, I want the ball in my hand, I want to be the one that’s counted on to run plays. I am not scared of failing very publicly in the biggest of ways, because those are the moments where man, its fortune favors the bold, you know? I am fortunate.”
Punk then said that he still cherishes the ability to be at the highest level in the world of wrestling.
“This is a special business to me. I love it very much. Sometimes, I’ve been accused of taking it too seriously and sometimes I’ve been accused of not taking it seriously enough. My career has been so long, that we can now look back on all of these moments and I get to cherish that much more, the ability to still be here at the highest level, in front of the best fans in the world to create more moments.”
Elsewhere in the vlog, Punk revealed one of his current motivations. Check out his full comments by clicking here.
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