During this morning’s press conference at Montreal’s Bell Centre, MMA superstar Georges St-Pierre says he’s finally satisfied. And that’s why he’s retiring because throughout his career he hasn’t been satisfied. And this dissatisfaction has been his main motivator. Now he says he does not have the same hunger anymore.
“It takes a lot of discipline to retire on top. I wanted to retire on my own and not be told to retire or be taken out by an opponent. In full contact sports you should retire on top. And I’m happy to have the wisdom to do so,” he says.
Georges shared his proudest moment. Oddly enough, it’s not a particular victory. Or a particular knockout. “For me it’s when I got dropped by a Carlos Condit kick and I stood up again. I showed I had the guts to overcome an obstacle,” he says.
He names Wayne Gretzky as one of his greatest inspirations. “Everything starts with a dream,” he said. And his was to be the best.
Here’s a gig we did with GSP during a break from fighting and training six years ago. It’s a little comedy starring the MMA icon with Quebec’s Patrick Boivin directing. True to himself, his fee went to the Georges St-Pierre Foundation. All our best GSP!