Zahabi: I don’t want to pressure GSP
Coach Firas Zahabi recently said he felt there was more fight left in GSP, but today said that although that’s his feeling, he doesn’t want to pressure him to return.
Coach Firas Zahabi recently said he felt there was more fight left in GSP, but today said that although that’s his feeling, he doesn’t want to pressure him to return:
“Well, you know, I haven’t talked to Georges yet, but whatever he wants to do I’ll support him,” Zahabi said. “For me, he’s the greatest welterweight of all time, so he can do whatever he wants. If he wants to get back in the game, that’s up to him. If he wants to stay out of the game, it’s up to him. There’s nothing to prove.”
“I think it’s definitely a step in a positive direction,” he said. “But I think Georges, he just has to train for fun and do what he feels like doing. He doesn’t owe anybody anything, now. So if he feels like he wants to take a fight on — he might wake up tomorrow and feel like he wants to take a fight on — I’ll back him up. If he doesn’t feel like it, he doesn’t feel like it. There’s always another fight. There’s always another thing to do.
“So for me, I don’t think that I get to put him in that situation we need to call out him and put pressure on him. He’s got to do what he wants. He’s paid his dues, he’s done his fights, and that’s it. Just enjoy your life. He’s put in his time.”
