“Worst That Could Happen”: Ronda Rousey Once Revealed Her Biggest Fear While Addressing Critics Mocking Her Wearing a Bikini

Ronda Rousey is one of the fiercest athletes in the world. The former UFC Bantamweight Champion conquered the world of MMA and is now creating a legacy in WWE. In the early part of her career, she posed in a bikini for a photo shoot. During the shoot, she revealed how she handles critics and what is her biggest fear.

Rousey took part in the photo shoot, which could’ve made her nervous about her appearance and how would her critics respond.

Instead “The Rowdy One” surprisingly revealed that the only thing that scares her is fighting.

Ronda Rousey reveals why she was afraid of fighting

In 2015, Sports Illustrated invited the former UFC Champion to be part of the SI Swimsuit athletes’ photo shoot. This was out of her comfort zone and she must have been nervous. When the SI Swimsuit team asked Rousey if she was nervous before her bikini shoot, her honest reply impressed them all.

Rousey said, “I get nervous, but I don’t get scared like fighting. I get scared of fighting, because the worst that could happen is that I could die or get permanently maimed or become a quadriplegic for the rest of my life. Man, it’s serious. And the worst thing that could happen here is what? Someone could say I look bad in a bikini? Ugh, oh no. Fighting puts everything into perspective.”

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This was a surprising insight by someone known as a fearsome fighter. Moreover, this shows how overcoming these fears is crucial for success in any field.

A fighter of Rousey’s caliber is a true inspiration and her candid nature only adds to the growing list admirers.

Ronda Rousey puts things in perspective

This wasn’t the only time the former WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion has put things into perspective like that. She once said that she gears her lifestyle preparing for the worst-case scenario, including training to fight zombies. Rousey said this mentality helps her to put life’s problems in perspective.

Rousey said, “Like my mom called me the other day and she’s like i don’t know what I’m gonna do this election, I might move out of the country I don’t know what’s going on I’m so stressed out. I’m like mom like I’m prepared for zombies okay that’s like a 10. Alright, life is great. It is like, one president you don’t like is like a two or a three like I’m definitely prepared for two or three,” 

This displays the mental toughness that an athlete must possess in addition to their physical prowess.

Indeed, it was refreshing to see ‘The Baddest Woman on the Planet’ admitting to being scared to fight, something a lot of fighters would agree with.

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