In his press conference afterwards, Ruiz Jr was honest. "Three months of partying and celebrating affected me," he said. "What can I say? Being overweight, I wasn't fluid enough, I wasn't moving the way I wanted to move."
Esithangamini sabezindaba emuva kwalokho, u-Ruiz Jr waphumela obala ngesimo sakhe. “Ngathikamezeka ngesikhathi sizihalalisela nangemicimbi esasiba nayo isikhathi esingangezinyanga ezintathu,”washo kanje. Ngingathini nje? Ngangikhuluphele, ngangingekho lula kahle, nganginganyakazi ngendlela engangifisa ukunyakaza ngayo.” 