Veronica Hardy understands herself better than ever

It sounds like win, lose or draw this Saturday and beyond, the 29-year-old Hardy is playing with house money.

“Obviously it sounds a bit exaggerated, but I was on my last lifeline and it looked like it was, and then suddenly everything else seems like extra time,” she said. “Three, four years ago, if somebody would have told me that in four years, you’re going to be on a three-fight winning streak, fighting at MSG, and you’re going to have incredible people around you, people helping you, who sacrifice so much just because they love you, just because they want you to be safe; not for any kind of personal gain, just because they care about you. If you would have told me that, first of all, I would have believed, you were crazy. I was like, no way. I’ve been looking all over the world for the last 10 years? And now to have that makes me so grateful. “

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So what’s the secret to all this success and, more importantly, getting a handle on life before turning 30? Hardy doesn’t hesitate to answer.

“I think ​​​​​​​understanding myself is a big part of it,” she said. “I feel like fighting, and everything around it, is one of the true expressions of who you are as a person. And I was signed when I was 20. What did I know about myself? I didn’t know anything .I’m not saying I know everything now, but I’m sure I’m less apologetic about it. And I’ve only been able to do that have been surrounded by people who are encouraging, and who does not let me fall into anything but myself, who keeps me honest, who tells me things as they are and not as I would like to hear them, or how it would benefit them.”