Brian Ortega, known as 'T-City,'

“Father at 20 years old, I'm still trying to figure things out myself. The only thing it did change was having to provide money. As long as I was able to make money, I thought I was doing a good job. But then I realized later down the road that it's just not about just giving them.”

“I told them, I don't want you guys watching it. I already knew I was in for a war. I came back from New Orleans after I fought, and they're like, dad, that was a lot of blood. And I was like, no, no, that was just a movie. I don't know what to do, right? So I said, no, no, no, that was just a movie, guys. I go, it's all fake.”

“It's cool and it's different. Because one, I waited for them to want to do it. Because I tried to force them when they were like four or five. I was like, I'm your dad, people are going to start shit with you, and you got to know how to hold your own. Simple as that. In this household, you have to learn how to fight. Now they came to me, and now they're like, hey dad, we want to train.”

“I have a father hat, and then I have an instructor hat. And it's almost like two different people. Because when I walk in the building and I teach, that I'm professional. And then when I'm a dad, I'm just like, ah, I'm goofy or whatever. So it's something that I have to talk to them about.”

“I've done my best to always kill that illusion that I'm anything special. Because that's not true. I'm as normal as everyone in this building. Simple as that. So I do my best to kill the illusion. Like when I pulled up right now, I pulled up by myself. I don't have a crew. I don't have posse. I don't have security, nothing.”