14 Things We Learned From Daniel Bryan On Talk Is Jericho

3. Appreciating Success

Daniel says that wrestling doesn't owe him anything, and while yes, he's worked hard, there's a ton of guys who've worked hard. He compares himself to Nigel McGuiness - a great talent who was forced to retire prematurely due to injuries right after getting signed by WWE - and whenever he starts to feel down he thinks about how Nigel never got the opportunity. The two were signed at the same time but his bicep injury caused his offer to be rescinded and it makes him realize how lucky he is. He then mentions CM Punk's podcast appearance with Colt Cabana and says it made him sad to hear Punk say that he considered himself a failure because he never main evented WrestleMania because he feels he was very successful. Bryan said that he's had several landmarks for success - starting wrestling school, having his first match, doing his first tour of Japan, making the local paper. If nothing had ever happened after those moments he still would have been thankful for what he accomplished. Daniel says that "what we do is not vital to the world" before sharing a story that gives him a powerful perspective on his chosen field. It's about an article he read on a man who dedicated his life to traveling to foreign countries to treat tuberculosis patients because they don't have easy access to the medications in those parts of the world. The article briefly mentions that the man's brother is former WCW wrestler Jeff Farmer. On the one hand you have the brother who has given his life to selflessly helping others by treating diseases and no one knows who he is while his brother is famous for pretending to be Sting.