WWE superstar and former world champion Kofi Kingston issued a lengthy statement on his personal Instagram account addressing his botched spot at this past Saturday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view, where the New Day member attempted to save himself from elimination by landing on the guardrail but landed short with his feet on the floor.
Kingston says that he has received a ton of feedback about the spot on social media, with many asking why he would even attempt such a difficult leap. He declares that even though he came up short, he wouldn’t change anything. Full statement below.
The past couple days on social media, I’ve gotten a lot of “Why would you think that was even possible?” and “Why would you even try that?” The answer to that question is quite easy: because of the potential reward. What if you were to succeed in overcoming what is deemed “impossible”?
The sense of accomplishment felt when you beat the odds and brazenly defy the probabilities is purely ecstatic. Peoples questions then morph into “How in the world did you do that?!” and “I never thought that would be possible!
But alas, it was not to be…this time…However, even in failure there is also a reward; one that may be more valuable than success. That reward is: Self learning and growth. True strength. Failure forces you to take look within and learn about yourself. Do you mope around and sulk? Do you hide and feel sorry for yourself? Maybe for a little while. I think that’s natural. But then you use those emotions as a catalyst to push yourself and to drive yourself to be better.
The castles of success are built in part from keystones of failure…Anyway, this isn’t a cry for sympathetic messages in the comments or anything lol. I just saw this as a great opportunity to encourage people out there who might be on the fence about trying something because it’s too risky or because they are afraid. Push yourself to try, even when you know the risks.
In my case, all the possible risks became a reality: physical injury, the emotional weight of letting people down by literally falling short of delivering on their expectations, the risk of being laughed at and ridiculed for deciding to try the impossible.
And still if given another chance in choosing whether or not to make the attempt…I’d change nothing.
No guts, no glory. No risk it, no biscuit. No pressure, no diamonds. You gotta bet it to get it. All the quotes…Many great rewards come to those who push the limits.
Brock Lesnar would go on to win the Royal Rumble, last eliminating Drew McIntyre. Check out Kingston’s full post below.
