Hello All!
Antonio Carvalho here. (Yes, I am still alive) :)
It's been a rough summer for me. My loss for the Shooto world title was very devastating to me. Not only did my dreams go down the toilet, but I also suffered a bad injury during that fight and I wake up every morning with that reminder.
I thought things couldn't possibly get any worse. However, during the summer, I almost lost my father. Now looking back, I realize that losing a fight is nothing compared to losing a father or any loved one for that matter. Now I look at everything differently and am very grateful of what I have. My father is now doing well and looks like a brand new man. So now I don't take anything for granted. I do what I love in life and I am not going to change that. I may never become the Shooto world champion, but I want to continue to fight. It may take a while, but I hope to be back in the ring soon.
So with that in mind, I want to wish all my teammates good luck on their up coming fights. Bill, Eric, Garrett and Mr Jason St Louis. I am proud of you all. Go kick some butt! Justin Bruckmann, you are my hero! Shah Franco, I am honoured that you are my friend and trainer. Marco and Monkey, you guys are awesome. Mike Yackulic, I am glad you are on the team bro. Also a big hug to Prof. Sylvio Behring. My team, My family. Franco\Behring team.
On another note, I would like to thank everyone on this forum for all their kindness and support. I have met alot of you personally and wish you all the best. This has been a good year for Canadian MMA. So all the teams out there, keep up the great work and represent.
Finally, I just would like to share with everyone my highlight video. It was made by me recently (Thanks to my bro for showing me how to use the software) and I hope that it will provide you with some entertainment and inspiration as well. Enjoy!
(Sorry, I am not a pro member. So you must copy and paste the link.)
Antonio "Pato" Carvalho
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-6978852964792549092&hl=en-CA