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UFC heavyweight Travis Browne says hard work brought him from the couch to becoming great
Jan 5, 2014 - 2:40:45 PM UFC heavyweight Travis Browne says hard work brought him from the couch to becoming great

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

"I'm that guy who works his ass off, who shows the guys sitting on the couch that he should go do what he loves. I'm an average person, I just decided to work hard and dedicate myself to something. That's the only thing that separates people like me from people sitting on the couch. I was on the couch watching Tim Sylvia beat Ricco Rodriguez, Randy Couture beat Tim Sylvia, and Josh Barnett fight in PRIDE. I was one of these guys on the couch who said I could do it without actually doing a f***ing thing about it. My choice was to become great, to become better than average."

-UFC heavyweight Travis Browne explains why it was hard work and dedication that brought him to where he's at in an interview with FoxSports.com.

Penick's Analysis: When it comes to any endeavor, there are those who are simply born with the skills to be elite, there are those who can pick up anything with ease, and there are those who can accomplish great things because of the work they put into something. For Browne, he's falling in the latter category, where he's put in the effort to improve himself to the point he can compete with the elite talent. Beating Josh Barnett at UFC 168 the way he did was incredible, and he finds himself perhaps one win away from a title fight in the UFC.