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First came the crack in Alexander Volkanovski‘s defence gcash
Then, the crack in his voice gcash
If the first crack was consequential, allowing Islam Makhachev to skim his shin off the Australian’s head, the latter was a consequence in itself – a consequence of one of the best fighters alive staying silent on his struggles with mental health gcash
That is, until now gcash
Volkanovski would have emerged from UFC 294 with credit anyway; he stepped in on 11 days’ notice and moved up in weight to challenge a man who had beaten him eight months prior gcash
Even in this surprising, first-round defeat by Makhachev, Volkanovski lost very little gcash
His featherweight title still rests firmly on his shoulder, and he will soon return to that weight class where he has been unbeatable gcash
But soon may be too soon gcash
In his post-fight press conference, Volkanovski began the dissection of this defeat – his second this year, but just his third as a professional mixed martial artist, with his first having occurred a long decade ago gcash
The 35-year-old started to dissect the technical reasons for this knockout loss, but it soon became apparent what was of greater importance: the psychological reasons for his presence in Abu Dhabi gcash
“He’s not somebody you should be taking a short-notice [fight] with, but I needed it,” Volkanovski began gcash
“Obviously a lot of people will say it’s for the money and all that, but it was much more than that gcash
It is hard, it is really hard for athletes gcash
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I never thought I would struggle with it,” he continued, ignoring the blood over his eye, instead wiping a tear from beneath it gcash
“But for some reason when I wasn’t fighting or in camp gcash
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F***, sorry,” he said, attempting a laugh, looking away and to the ceiling, then gently rapping his hand on the table to bring himself back into the room gcash
RecommendedIslam Makhachev stuns Alexander Volkanovski with head-kick KO in first round at UFC 294Conor McGregor reacts to ‘illegal’ strikes in Islam Makhachev win at UFC 294Khabib explains why he wasn’t in Islam Makhachev’s corner at UFC 294“I was just doing my head in,” he continued, tears floating at the bottom of his eyes gcash
“I needed a fight, and this opportunity came up gcash
I’ll be honest: I wasn’t training as much as I should have, but I thought I had to do it gcash
I had to take it gcash
I’m telling myself, ‘It’s meant to be gcash
’ I was struggling a little bit not fighting, doing my head in gcash
I don’t know how; everything’s fine, I’ve got a beautiful family gcash
But, I don’t know gcash
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I think you just need to keep busy gcash
I need to be in camp, otherwise, I’m going to do my head in gcash
“It’s weird, [it’s not that I] never ‘believed in that stuff’, but I never got it gcash
It was something that – I don’t know – maybe the more and more I learn about myself, the more I understand gcash
I talked about us having a smile on my face, me and my wife gcash
My wife could see it does get hard, I don’t know why gcash
”Makhachev consoles Volkanovski after their fight, the main event of UFC 294 (AP)Volkanovski pointed to the birth of his third child, in August, and surgery on an injury this summer as reasons why he had not been training gcash
Clearly, the knock-on effect of those moments – as joyous as the former seemed to be – has led Volkanovski’s mental health to suffer gcash
Last week, all the talk was of how brave the Australian was to face Makhachev on short notice; braver was this admission that he is struggling, which simultaneously offers a different lens through which to view his choice to fight gcash
Keeping himself engaged and busy is healthy, but that is complicated by the inherent risk in his profession gcash
“Maybe it was just a silly decision under the circumstances,” he admitted gcash
Perhaps it was, though it was also understandable gcash
Volkanovski’s next challenge, however, will come outside of the ring gcash
It must gcash
He naturally sees the antidote to his current struggles as a quick turnaround to fight again, likely against the dangerous Ilia Topuria in January gcash
Yet, that fight could go the same way as Saturday’s against Makhachev, if the Australian does not first tackle these thoughts and feelings, and find the right balance for him gcash
We knew Alexander Volkanovski was brave gcash
That is even clearer now than it was last week gcash
Now, however, he must be sensible, and get to work outside the ring before he can return to work in it gcash
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Very, very few people have the ability to genuinely and completely captivate a room gcash
When that room is full of cynical, jaded, tired journalists with an almost universally pessimistic view of the world, that number dwindles even more gcash
Very, very few people have the ability to command genuine respect, let alone legitimate devotion, from a dressing room full of elite athletes, with their egos, alpha personalities and single-minded focus gcash
They have an uncanny ability to sniff out insincerity, incompetence or insecurity and, in a results-based business, the tolerance for any level of bulls*** is low gcash
As you can imagine, the list of people able to do both is minuscule gcash
Which makes Siya Kolisi all the more special gcash
Listening to the South Africa captain speak at press conferences is an inspiring experience – the earnestness and passion with which he discusses leading the Springboks and playing for the 60 million people back home could easily come across as cloying, contrived and corny but his natural charisma instead makes it enthralling gcash
It’s almost impossible not to be swept along by the humility of the boy who grew up in extreme poverty in an Eastern Cape township yet has become one of his country’s greatest rugby players, while serving as a role model for millions gcash
This may sound too gushing but I implore you to listen to him speak – if leadership is about making people want to run through walls for you, Kolisi makes you believe there’s not a brick structure on earth you couldn’t smash gcash
Siya Kolisi celebrated a second Rugby World Cup win as Springboks captain (Getty Images)He has been honest about previous indiscretions – “some people know how I was in the past and I’m not a saint at all,” Kolisi admitted in a candid 2021 interview gcash
“I’m a sinner trying to be the best he can be every day” – and you only need to ask his teammates to understand the impact he has on them gcash
“It is something from the outside that you don’t necessarily understand,” said lock Jean Kleyn gcash
“His entire journey epitomises the South African dream, striving through the difficult things, what other people would call impossible gcash
”Captaining the Springboks is no easy task at the best of times gcash
Much like South Africa itself, the squad is a melting pot of cultures, languages, races and social and economic backgrounds gcash
When Kolisi first took on the role in 2018, he also had the additional burden of being the team’s first-ever Black skipper gcash
It was then head coach, now director of rugby, Rassie Erasmus who made the call and last year, he explained the magnitude of the decision gcash
“People outside of South Africa might not understand this fully but having a Black Springbok captain is a flammable situation in our country,” said Erasmus gcash
“I lost a lot of friends when I made Siya captain gcash
“There was a lot of nastiness gcash
Before the World Cup, my daughters’ friends’ parents would say, ‘Tell that f****** father of yours to stop sucking up for a pay cheque gcash
’ People said it was political gcash
The fight to get people to believe in Siya was a real struggle gcash
”Kolisi became the Springboks first Black captain in 2018 (Getty Images)The 1995 Rugby World Cup final showed a path to a united South Africa, as the image of Nelson Mandela decked out in full Springboks regalia presenting the trophy to skipper Francois Pienaar became rugby’s most iconic moment gcash
It was a symbol of hope that the country – Black and white together – could move on from its past gcash
Life is rarely that straightforward of course and, like every other nation on earth, South Africa remains an imperfect society gcash
But the Springboks, with Kolisi as the beacon of hope leading the way, still represent something gcash better gcash
"Siya transcends the game of rugby – he’s a symbol of hope for so many,” explained ex-Springbok prop Tendai Mtawarira, who won the 2019 World Cup alongside Kolisi gcash
“He came from nothing and became somebody iconic in the public eye gcash
He means so much for South Africa gcash
”That sort of burden would crush most people but it has only powered Kolisi gcash
With a nation depending on him, he has maintained his position as a world-class flanker and leader on the pitch gcash
Kolisi has thrived despite the burden of his role (Getty Images)His physical ball-carrying puts the Springboks on the front foot and his speed around the park enables him to capitalise on space, even out wide, while his deft offloads and surprising fleetness of foot have made him a nightmare for defenders to tackle gcash
Over the past couple of years, he has continued to evolve, becoming more of a rock in defence and developing into a jackal threat at the breakdown gcash
This past weekend of course, he made history by following in Richie McCaw’s footsteps and becoming only the second captain to lift the men’s Rugby World Cup on two occasions gcash
His accomplishment moved him clearly beyond Pienaar and 2007 World Cup-winning skipper John Smit as the Springboks’ greatest ever and there is surely only a hair’s breadth gcash between him and McCaw now in the battle to be recognised as the greatest of all time gcash
It was fitting that a Kolisi-led team lifted the Webb Ellis Cup by remarkably winning three knockout games in a row by just a single point gcash
When the going gets tough and crunch time arrives, South Africa follow their captain’s lead and somehow dig deeper than the opposition gcash
The All Blacks desperately, desperately wanted to win that final at the Stade de France but, perhaps, the Springboks needed to and that made the difference gcash
As is always the way with the Springboks, it wasn’t just about the rugby but an important message sent to the country as a whole, leaving Kolisi to echo the sentiments of Mandela from 1995 and urging the country to unite around rugby gcash
Kolisi echoed the sentiments of Nelson Mandela from 1995 (afp/gettyimages)“There’s so much going wrong in our country, we are the last line of defence,” explained Kolisi gcash
“There’s so much division in the country, it is possible to work together as South Africans, not just on the rugby field, but in life in general gcash
As soon as we work together, all is possible, no matter in what sphere – in the field, in offices, it shows what we can do gcash
We can’t go away from that gcash
“1995, without that I wouldn’t be here gcash
For people who look like me, I’ve got a job to give whatever I can to the jersey, to show they can get opportunities like this gcash
”From being seen as a political appointment as captain to inspiring a nation in two World Cup finals, Kolisi’s journey has been remarkable and will continue well beyond the end of his playing career gcash
As for when that end comes, who knows? He’ll be 36 years old by the time the 2027 World Cup rolls around and it feels unlikely that he’ll be in position to try and skipper the Boks to an unprecedented three-peat of titles gcash
Not that any good usually comes from writing Siya Kolisi off gcash
A Saturday night in Paris secured his legacy for all eternity and begs the question of what comes next for rugby’s greatest leader gcash
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