My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.
I love being the underdog. I'm cool in my dog house.
I always try to find something where I feel like I'm kind of the underdog and kind of put that little chip on my shoulder.
I was an underdog my whole career, but I knew I had the ability to compete with those guys.
Before I beat Groves people were questioning whether I was good enough to beat him, and I was the underdog and that provides pressure. Now it's the opposite; through beating Groves people expect me to go in and wipe opponents out.
When you hear my lyrics, you hear the shots that I throw at people. I throw shots because I always been the underdog. I got rejected so many times, and I say it in my lyrics constantly.
That's why I wrote 'Fighter'. I have that need in me to help people. I am all about the underdog.
I hate when people say, 'Well, this is unfair for the underdog.' Well, the underdog should try harder.
Yes, I was inspired by Jack London and still love reading his books. Ernie Banks is another hero because I lived in Chicago for two years as a kid, and I loved that he was the Cubs' loyal underdog and one of the first African-Americans to make that breakthrough.
I like being the underdog.
