The "What drives you?" motivational thread

I'm trying to find something for you at the moment, i'll keep looking ....

How far are you from Peterborough ?

 

after dislocatin me knee 4 times on the run and leaving it 1 year 8 month to build strenghth back in my knee, i decided not 2 box competitively anymore but to go into coaching, and my license needed to be renewed anyway so i just left it. it was then when i was doing the corner for a friend whom i spar with , who had an ebf unlicensed title fight that i thought i fancy some of this. and a friend of mine was promoting a show and i was matched up 2 fight but the show fell through so now im waiting to get a couple this year. as im not sure whether i can have both a amateur coaching license and a amatuer boxing license i decided just not to get medicaled again and just fight unlicensed

 

well from my grans house not far (travelling distnace for a boxing session)

 

This looks an excellent gym.

http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/boxing/City-boxers-move-to-new.3905782.jp

There's also Kevin Sanders, trainer of Matt Skelton, can't find his gym at the moment though ...

 

are you from peterbourgh or something

next time in down im thinking of going to frochs gym

 

Different things motivate me whether it's being good person in life or do my best in boxing. It might be a good book, some songs, life stories (Bernard Hopkins).

 

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't say that Amy!!
you are part of my motivation:good

 

Oh crap! Well, hopefully I'll find it again soon.

 

:good

 

I was the same way. I couldn't get up to box for the life of me. I'd train, sweat, spar, hit, get hit, fight, all that ****, but I was just going through the motions.

Then I moved back out east, and had it taken away from me. Since I've been back, I haven't been able to box. And that brought it back. I realized how big a part of my life it had become, and how I need it now - at least at this point in my life. It's why I'm moving back to Nevada.

Have it taken away, and see if your motivation is still gone. I was taking it for granted. Never again.

 

Good ****, as always man.

 

The fear of losing.

"pain is temporary, pride is forever".

 

well, i started Boxing when i was 18 my trainer said i was too old and i wasn't going to go anywhere even though i had a knack for the sport. i decided to go to mma instead, these last few weeks and eight years later i realized that something was missing in my life, the only time i was truly happy with training is when i put on my boxing gloves. so i said to hell with mma because i never was a mixed martial artist i am a Boxer that's what i am that's something nobody can ever take away from me. i never had any big pipe dreams of money and fame. The competition, blood, sweat, and tears is all i need. so to answer your question, what drives me is some baldheaded irishman saying i was not going to amount to anything in Boxing. what pisses me off even more is that i believed it, so if i win anything even remotely special in this sport i am going to find the guy, show it to him, and tell him to stick what he thought about me up his ass. makes training real easy.

 

I hate that guy. When you find him, tell him I said so.