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PRE-PRIDE GRAND PRIX 2004 INTERVIEW
04/28/2004
Paulo Ceasar Silva
Pride Fighting Championships:
Where did you get the name Giant Silva? You're not that tall.
Giant Silva :
Yeah, yeah.
Pride :
Age, height and weight.
Silva :
7'2", 375lb and 39 years old.
Pride :
How are you going to do on the ground?
Silva :
I'll be fine. It will be a good show.
Pride :
Since your debut, have you been working a lot on the ground?
Silva :
A lot of standing and ground.
Pride :
I think you surprised a lot people with your stamina in the first one.
Silva :
Yeah, but now I've been training.
Pride :
What do you do to relax?
Silva :
Watch TV. I like to watch Animal Planet. Movies.
Pride :
Do you watch Crocodile Hunter?
Silva :
(laughing) yeah.
Pride :
Your opponent is pretty short.
Silva :
I don't know very much about him.
Pride :
You're going to have to guard your legs.
Silva :
Yeah. He's a sumo guy, right?
Pride :
Yes, making his debut. You look good. Have you lost weight since your debut?
Silva :
No, I gained weight. About 20 lbs. I feel good.
Pride :
This guy is not going to be Heath Herring, too.
Silva :
Jiu-jitsu is good but you can't get good in just 2 months.
Pride :
Yeah, but you've had a taste of it and you know what not to do.
Silva :
I learned some techniques.
Pride :
Did you train boxing too?
Silva :
Yeah. I have a boxing teacher?
Pride :
What's your typical diet?
Silva :
Lots of chicken, pasta, protein shakes.
Pride :
It's good that you trained hard and gained weight. A lot of internet fans thought you were just hear for the show and didn't expect to see you again.
Silva :
I'm learning. Slow steps. I'm not young, though.