Rhadi has enjoyed a great deal of success in the last two years which included winning a gold medal at the 2001 US Open, a gold at the 2001 Sr. Nationals, a bronze at the 2001 NY Open, a silver at the 2002 Sr. Nationals and a bronze at the 2002 NY Open. Bowie, Maryland has been Ferguson’s main training site under coach Lloyd Irvin the last few years, but just moved to the Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Colorado Springs, CO. Rhadi had some previous stints at the OTC and also spent time in San Jose. “I love training at the OTC and San Jose State University. I’m not saying that these are the best places to train or that they are the absolute best for me, but they are my favorite places to train,” said Ferguson. “The roughest place for me was Tokai University in Japan. I took a daily beating from Kosei Inoue and others, but managed to dish out what I had been getting in the second week I was there,” Ferguson continued.
Rhadi has a great attitude toward his competitive career. This was his response when asked about his loss in the finals of the 2002 Nationals. “I am a firm believer in Jesus Christ and I understand that winning and losing is already predetermined through choices and preparation. After losing the finals, I smiled and took the loss like a champ takes a loss. It wasn’t my time, it was Mike Barnes’ time and as a Christian, I accept that, move on a reevaluate how I prepared to be ready for the next match up.”
Rhadi now works and lives in the South Florida area with his wife Traci and his son Rufus.
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