"Just couldn't" he said, shrugging. "They tried shooting me, whipping me, kicking me, everything they could think of. I just didn't die. So, they decided to train me. If I did anything wrong, I'd get beat with whatever they had on hand. If I did something right, they still beat me, just not as bad" he said, looking at the ground. "I lived the first years of my life tied to a tree. Bound to the tree so tight I couldn't move. If they got upset, they'd go out and beat my, normally with a bullwhip or a cattle prod" he continued.