All he cares about is helping the sport of taekwondo grow.
Certain members of the Brazilian taekwondo squad weren't warm to the idea of former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion, Anderson Silva, attempting to get on the team for the 2016 Olympic games.
Not only because they believe "The Spider's" dreams are nothing but a "joke," but also because the mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter could get "embarrassed' if he doesn't take it seriously.
That's something not lost on Anderson, as he tells MMA Fighting that he is willing to go through that embarrassment for the sake of potentially competing in the Olympics and giving back to taekwondo.