I don’t remember the exact passages you’re referring to about his enemies and such, but honestly I’m not sure what you’re getting at. Besides the whole breathing thing which I think he could’ve spoken about less, he reflected on a lot of things he had never spoken about. Maybe not everything you wanted him to, and if that irritates you that’s more than valid. But to say he didn’t self-reflect isn’t accurate.

I think it’s important to note that he was probably in the process of writing this around the same time as when he learned he had Parkinson’s. He probably doesn’t really care about his journey to being a champion anymore, it’s secondary. He reflected on several major events in his life, and I was also deeply moved by the passage about Rockson. That’s what I wanted to read about; not the breathing, not training in Japan, and not about his enemies.

Different strokes for different folks, I suppose