You can't talk about the esport of Super Smash Bros 4 without mentioning one of its most dominant competitors Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios. His dominance in the Smash 4 scene over the past few years have been nothing short of incredible with consecutive wins over some of the sport's best players without so much as losing a set often times. Now on the heels of a disappointing 2nd place take at EVO and a 9th place finish at Dreamhack Atlanta, ZeRo took some time to update us on his headspace in a less than an ideal start to the 2017 season and to give fans (and haters) of the sport a little more insight into his life:

EVO 2017 was a rough loss. Now that you've had time to process those final moments is there anything you'd like to say about the match?

Well it's one of those losses that can make or break a person's career. For some players, they'll never be the same again. For others, it's the fire that will ignite determination to keep going forward. As someone who makes a living with this, I can't let it stop me because I'm not quitting any time soon. So the only way is forward, with higher spirits this time around. At the end of the day, there's things I could have done better to take the win, and I'll make sure that is the case the next time.