{"id":117140,"date":"2014-10-29T13:31:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T20:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=117140"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:13:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:13:52","slug":"gsp-admits-to-lost-desire-in-hendricks-bout-says-return-to-training-means-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/gsp-admits-to-lost-desire-in-hendricks-bout-says-return-to-training-means-nothing\/","title":{"rendered":"GSP Admits To Lost Desire In Hendricks Bout, Says Return To Training Means Nothing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/gsp-admits-to-lost-desire-in-hendricks-bout-says-return-to-training-means-nothing\/johny-hendricks-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-117141\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-117141\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Johny-Hendricks.jpg\" alt=\"Johny Hendricks\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Johny-Hendricks.jpg 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Johny-Hendricks-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Johny-Hendricks-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m going to tell you the truth: I always train. I started training when I was 7 years old. I\u2019ve never stopped. Training is part of my life, so it doesn\u2019t mean anything. It doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m going to be back or not.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhether I retire or not or come back or not, I\u2019m always going to be training. I like to feel in shape and feel good in my own skin. That\u2019s why I\u2019m training.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI didn\u2019t feel that hunger, that will to fight. When I fought Johny Hendricks, I was like, \u2018If you put happiness on a scale, who would be more happy to win the title? Me to win another title, or would it be Johny Hendricks to win the title for the first time?\u2019 I realized the guys who were coming, the new guys, they would be way more happy than me to win a title.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhen you lost the motivation, you cannot reinvent yourself, and you stay the same Georges St-Pierre you are, and for me, it was time for me (to walk away). After the (Hendricks) fight I was like, \u2018Man, you need to take time off to see where I\u2019m going. I have a lack of motivation and I don\u2019t want to wait until it\u2019s too late.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf you lose a race in another sport, it\u2019s not bad. But if you lose a fight in mixed martial arts, you get damage. It\u2019s very bad. I wanted to take some time off to see where I\u2019m going. If I ever come back, it\u2019s going to be important for me to reinvent myself and become a much better version than I was.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a recent <a href=\"http:\/\/podcastone.com\/chaelsonnen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview with Chael P. Sonnen<\/a>, former UFC welterweight champion, Georges St-Pierre discussed a possible return to action, what lead to his leave, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Chael P. Sonnen, has a new podcast called, &#8220;You&#8217;re Welcome With Chael Sonnen&#8221;. Check it out<a href=\"http:\/\/podcastone.com\/chaelsonnen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to tell you the truth: I always train. I started training when I was 7 years old. I\u2019ve never stopped. Training is part of my life, so it doesn\u2019t mean anything. 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