Shannon Briggs is no stranger to diversity.  As a child of an institutionalized father and a drug-addict mother, the streets of Brownsville, Brooklyn schooled him in the same hard knocks style that created the likes of Mike Tyson.  Having dealt with the dichotomy of success and failure, Shannon is transparent in his depiction of his highs and lows.  Here's a clip from an interview with personality Joe Rogan about his successes and failures, and how they both contributed to the birth of a champion