01/02/2022
A Story About Stamp Fairtex
We were practicing English.
“Oh weally,” Stamp said.
“No. Really.”
“Weally?”
“No. Rrr. Rrrr. Really.”
”Oh… Weally.”
A little girl and her parents walked by. I saw them out of the corner of my eye. They were checking out the rest of the gym.
“Weally.”
“Okay, let’s move on,” I said. “How do you feel about your upcoming fight?”
“I’ve trained so hard.”
“Koh tot krap,” the parents said. They’d come back. The father looked a little sheepish. The little girl was behind his legs. She was 7 or 8. “Tham tai luup dai mai.”
Stamp smiled and nodded.
The mother pushed the little girl forward. She was shy but began to smile. It was a sheepish grin, like when you feel so happy inside you can’t contain it. Stamp squatted down to her level. The father took her photo.
“Kob khun krap,” the father said.
The girl ran over and looked at the father’s phone. Her smile grew wider. Stamp waved. The little girl began to bounce up and down. She was exploding with joy, she’d gotten a photo with Stamp.
“That was cool,” I said to Stamp as the family walked away.
“Really cool,” she said.
“Our heroes should be that when kids put posters up in their bedrooms, their parents fully embrace it… it’s about values, not just kicking and punching.” – Chatri Sityodtong
It’s been two years. Stamp went on to win the Grand Prix belt and is going on to fight Angela Lee for the ONE atomweight belt on March 23rd.
But still I think about that moment. It’s really stuck with me. Seeing how much someone could be inspired was amazing. Maybe, that little girl’s life won’t change, but maybe, just maybe, this was something more. That’s what I choose to believe. That a small moment like a photo can change a person’s life. That’s why I made these prints. To inspire. To motivate. Because even the smallest of moments can change your life.
Stamp and I have made a limited run of 15 signed prints. Only six are left for sale.
If you are interested in getting one, supporting Stamp Fairtex, and creating a moment of inspiration send me a direct message.
