competitors that i have ever met in my life. that sense of competitiveness started at a young age. growing up in north dakota, rhonda was a swimmer, but when she moved to l.a., she took up judo. this was not without a bit of resistance from her mother who just happened to be the first midwestern world champion in judo. she didn t want me to do it. she thought people would expect too much out of me because i was her daughter, and she a i didn t speak very much and we moved to l.a. from north dakota so i had a very thick accent. so i was oh, geez for pete s sake, st. ann s is such a nice play to go. i just didn t fit in. so judo forced me to be one-on-one with a kid. and i didn t have to say anything, it force med to be social. judo would bring rhonda to the olympic stage where she was
competitors that i have ever met in my life. that sense of competitiveness started at a young age. growing up in north dakota, rhonda was a swimmer, but when she moved to l.a., she took up judo. this was not without a bit of resistance from her mother who just happened to be the first midwestern world champion in judo. she didn t want me to do it. she thought people would expect too much out of me because i was her daughter, and she a i didn t speak very much and we moved to l.a. from north dakota so i had a very thick accent. so i was oh, geez for pete s sake, st. ann s is such a nice play to go. i just didn t fit in. so judo forced me to be one-on-one with a kid. and i didn t have to say anything, it force med to be social. judo would bring rhonda to the olympic stage where she was
one of the girls on the scene. it s their whole lives on the line. it s their whole world to them. and it would be disrespectful for them for me not to take it just as seriously. is it about the team or about you and misha? just about me and misha. we have to have a sense of ca some people don t like being up front and being honest because it s not nice and it s not polite. their rivalry comes to a head this december when rhonda and misha are going to be fighting for the title.
part of the 2004 and 2008 teams. she failed to medal in 2004 and was disillusioned by the life of an olympian. so after the 2004 olympics, you ran away from home, i understand? it pretty much came down to everything i did was dictated by someone else. so i ran away and got a job at a convenience store. while in upstate new york, rhonda still maintained a rigorous training regimen, but stayed away from the restrictive life of coaches and practices. i ended up moving to chicago for a while. i had no real coaches, no one was really coaching me. so i ended up having like one of the best years ever, i won the world cup and we haven t had an american woman do that in nine years and i was actually making a little bit of money. fortunately she had a change of heart and decided to give the olympics one more try. it went way better the second
you believe she was not held hostage? no. why this is still making headlines. that s next on fox files. it s all over! when you see the women fight, they usually steal the show. my goal has always been to burn myself out, push myself as hard as i can so there s nothing left. and a takedown. the number one thing i have learned from judo in general is to not have any fear. the ufc or the ultimate fighting championship has come a long way since it s inception in 1993 when it was bought in 2001 by dana white, president of the ufc and his partners the fertita brothers. congratulations on your first show, it s got to feel good. thank you very much, james, i appreciate it. you took over this company when it was in a serious financial hole? i called my partners and said, you know, i think the ufc is in trouble, i think we should buy it. it would be interesting. and a month later we own it. how much did you purchase it for? $2 million. and how much is