Ronda Rousey recently spoke with Brett Okamato for ESPN.com; you can read a few highlights below:
Rousey comments on why she’s taking on a WWE career:
“I could very happily be in some house in the mountains and never see anyone again, hang out with my goats and chickens. It would have to be something as great as the WWE to make me this happy, to pull me away.
“Otherwise, no one would hear from me. I would live in the woods and be happy. That’s all I really want.”
Rousey says she’s only in WWE because she enjoys it:
“I’m only here to enjoy myself. That’s the only thing that’s never been a priority in my life. In judo and MMA, there were times when the process was fun and the results were fun. And there’s a time when things run their course. You fall in love, you fall out of love and you find a new love.
“There was a while when I was just looking for an honorable way out [of the UFC]. I felt satisfied that I’d proven everything I need to prove, but I didn’t feel anybody else felt that way, and I wasn’t sure if the women’s division could survive without me. I felt obligated to do more than what I actually wanted to. But I also have no regrets, and I’m so happy I fulfilled those obligations. And I really feel the women’s division can hold their own.”
Ronda Rousey Has Awkward Exchanges With ESPN Hosts During Interview (Video)
Rousey comments on walking out onto a WWE stage:
“There’s a reason I don’t do anything when I walk out [at WWE]. I’m just paralyzed with happiness every time I go out there. I get to look around, feel it and show myself feeling it — which is something I was never allowed to do. Now it’s all I want to do.”
