{"id":56966,"date":"2013-04-17T07:28:30","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T14:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=56966"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:09:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:09:55","slug":"frank-mir-believes-training-with-his-family-close-has-hindered-his-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/frank-mir-believes-training-with-his-family-close-has-hindered-his-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Mir Believes Training With His Family Close Has Hindered His Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/frank-mir.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49535\" title=\"frank mir\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/frank-mir.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/frank-mir.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/frank-mir-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/frank-mir-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>\u201cIt\u2019s because my family\u2019s there, it actually hinders my training. Those last few moments when she\u2019s putting my stuff in my bag or I\u2019m tying my tie, I get that kind of, \u2018Why am I doing this?\u2019 Not being with the children, not seeing my wife \u2013 it\u2019s funny \u2013 I\u2019ve always had a coach who\u2019s always tried to find that spark. I think people have even said that sometimes in fights, I sometimes just don\u2019t show up. I don\u2019t want to miss out on anything and I am missing out on things. I\u2019ve never had to deal with that sacrifice, and who would know that that was the spark?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I think right now, it\u2019s reinventing myself again and trying to really nail down things I\u2019ve probably been missing my whole career \u2026 You know what the true definition of hell is? It\u2019s when you die, you get to meet the person you could have been. People are their greatest enemy. We can just talk ourselves into, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s OK, that\u2019s acceptable.\u2019 When there\u2019s another guy in front of me, trying to punch me in the face and take me down, the truth comes out real quick. That\u2019s why I fight. If my mind was not limited by my body, I feel I\u2019d beat everybody in the world. My greatest fear right now is to retire and not have reached my full potential.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I hope that he does question my desire. That might give him a little bit of complacency in his training. I\u2019ve heard that, you know, he\u2019s very talented, but lazy at the same time in the gym. I kind of feel bad that Daniel has to be the first one to actually face an in-shape Frank Mir.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir, is set to face, Strikeforce import, Daniel Cormier this weekend on the UFC on FOX 7 main card.<\/p>\n<p>As revealed on the FOX special, Road to the Octagon, Mir has left his home in Vegas for the first time in his pro-career to seek training in New Mexico under Greg Jackson. It&#8217;s the first time he has been more than 2-days apart from his family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt\u2019s because my family\u2019s there, it actually hinders my training. 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