Adam C. & What's On His Mind Lately

Adam Cianciarulo Off Twitter

I enjoy dissecting and trying to understand what people say and why they say it. Good or bad, true or false- I love

trying to figure out how people think. From time to time across my social media platforms I get the occasional person

that calls me a "bust". I'm human, so naturally that angers me. A thought runs through my head somewhere along

the lines of "Man, if only that guy knew how much I've gone through and how much I've sacrificed to get to this

position in the first place. He wouldn't call me that." But instead of taking those thoughts and letting the anger take

control of me, I take a step back and look at myself from that persons perspective. I was the "Can't miss kid" coming

out of the amateur ranks. I won a lot, for a long time. I had a higher standard I had to live up to than anybody else I

was racing against. I didn't mind though, I wanted to be the best. I wanted to destroy everyone (still do)- and if that

came with the expected high standard from the people watching me, I was down with it. I didn't ask for it but I didn't

care. With that standard came hype, hype I didn't ask for and but hype I didn't care about. Here I am a couple years

into my pro career and all I've shown that guy that's calling me a bust is flashes. He's seen what I can do from time to

time but all he's thinking is "Was this kid really deserving of all that hype? Look at him now, I thought he was suppose

to be the next RC?" But you know what? That guy is disappointed because my standard is higher. That standard I

was setting for myself without knowing it all those years as a kid. I like that. Those people just want to see the

greatness that was involuntarily promised by the media, by the hype. I wouldn't trade my life for the world. Without

that guy I wouldn't be who I am today. Although I don't need your approval, and my happiness doesn't rest on your

opinions, I look forward to the challenge of restoring that standard you once were so accustomed to me reaching.

Thank you.