Robbie 'Bomber' Peden's thoughts make for fascinating reading...
Posted: 06 Nov 2016, 19:04
"I have been asked a few times over the past week why I'm not better known in Australia... My reply I never competed for pats on the back... Same with business, money was never my motivation... All I wanted to do is flog c$^ts... And be the best and do what I had to do to succeed.
I posted 3 of my opponents this week... Those 3 won nearly 20 world titles.. Not shit titles, real titles... I was ranked in the top 10 in all 6 yrs as an amateur... I was ranked top 10 in the pros after my 9th fight.
All I will say in life, respect is earned... Everyday I try harder to be a better bloke then I was the day before... Life hasn't handed me any freebies... I just went out and got what I wanted.
I have shared what I earned and some say that was silly of me... Money will never make me it is just a vessel to go from 1 place to another... I was born with nothing and I will die with nothing... And if people think that having money makes u a better person, then they are painfully wrong.
I am polite, honest and I am thoughtful. Those are things that money cannot buy."
I posted 3 of my opponents this week... Those 3 won nearly 20 world titles.. Not shit titles, real titles... I was ranked in the top 10 in all 6 yrs as an amateur... I was ranked top 10 in the pros after my 9th fight.
All I will say in life, respect is earned... Everyday I try harder to be a better bloke then I was the day before... Life hasn't handed me any freebies... I just went out and got what I wanted.
I have shared what I earned and some say that was silly of me... Money will never make me it is just a vessel to go from 1 place to another... I was born with nothing and I will die with nothing... And if people think that having money makes u a better person, then they are painfully wrong.
I am polite, honest and I am thoughtful. Those are things that money cannot buy."