“That’s kind of how I put it. This wasn’t the goal that I was after, but I do know that this is a part of it. And, yeah, I’m just having fun, enjoying the journey and enjoying the ride. It’s a blessing to be able to do what I do, to be able to train every day, look after my health. Not only that, get to travel overseas, see other countries, because for me, coming from such a small island, the Cook Islands, it was never a thing. It was never even a thought that I’d be doing this type of thing. So, I’m trying to inspire or more so prove to my family that we can do things if we set our minds to it, and we can excel if we choose to, instead of just living day to day, which was my plan, to be honest. Like, that was my plan for my life, to just make enough money so I can just survive. But now, as I’m getting older, as I’m continuing down this path, my goal is now to inspire the next generation to show them that we can do more if we really put our heart and soul into it.”
