I don't see it penciling out for (Mahoning Valley). I wouldn't do it. I don't have that big an ego that I need to have the national tournament here and work that much harder, go to all that effort and at the end of the weekend write a check for it. That doesn't make any sense to me.

I tried my best to get it here. I thought this was the year it really would have made sense for us.

They felt like they were the hosts, and it was their tournament to say they don't want to host it. They were still interested in hosting, even though it's probably going to be a stretch financially for them because they obviously don't have the attendance to cover the expense.

If we want to live perfectly happy lives...we must drive out selfish character tendencies such as pride, ego, vanity, jealousy, lusts, envy and worry. When we learn to live selflessly, putting others before ourselves, committing to what is noble, right and good; treating others with love and compassion...that's when true happiness is experienced. A genuine focus on selflessness cures all and creates an environment for true growth. It's the secret to every great relationship. We gain...when we give up self. Sacrificing one's selfish characteristics through diligent thought, meditation, prayer and action gives life to true love and abounding joy.~Jason Versey

I knew with his mentality, his ego, he was gonna try to knock me out, which was gonna allow me to really hit him, ... But my corner stopped it. That was a disappointment I had to overcome, to be able to understand that they actually felt I shouldn't be taking no punches and that they didn't want me to get hurt. So now I have to find a new trainer.

The truth is that while men, in our society, are encouraged to have strong egos and to function in competitive, aggressive, intellectualized modes that may indeed cause them pain, for most women the ego is like a fragile African Violet, grown in secret from a seed, carefully nursed and fertilized and sheltered from too much sun.