{"id":86925,"date":"2014-02-19T19:00:49","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T03:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=86925"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:02:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:02:16","slug":"cormier-admits-lack-of-discipline-to-blame-for-2008-olympic-withdrawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/cormier-admits-lack-of-discipline-to-blame-for-2008-olympic-withdrawal\/","title":{"rendered":"Cormier Admits Lack Of Discipline To Blame For 2008 Olympic Withdrawal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/cormier-i-have-fought-higher-caliber-opponents-at-this-stage-than-jones\/cormier-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-44753\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44753\" title=\"cormier\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/cormier1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/cormier1.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/cormier1-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/cormier1-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIn 2008 Daniel Cormier was one of the front-runners to walk away with Olympic gold.<\/p>\n<p>After struggling to make weight, the MMA Star was forced to back out of the competition for health reasons.<\/p>\n<p>This cloud of disappointment has followed him ever since.<\/p>\n<p>With his light-heavyweight debut taking place this weekend, D.C. touched on what happened when talking to <a href=\"http:\/\/msn.foxsports.com\/ufc\/story\/daniel-cormier-remembers-the-weight-cut-that-almost-killed-him-021814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOX Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here it is:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It was very challenging, very tough mentally.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;One day I was real light and I could have made the weight I needed to make in the Olympics that day and the whole day was sad, it was kind of just ruined because I was thinking I missed out an opportunity to win an Olympic gold medal by just not being disciplined and committing myself to what I needed to be committed to.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2008 Daniel Cormier was one of the front-runners to walk away with Olympic gold. 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