NBA star Lebron James recently posted on Instagram a quote by Conor McGregor that he took inspiration from and now after McGregor’s loss at UFC 196, James is offering his own words of inspiration to McGregor.
“Champions take lumps all the time,” James said on Monday. “It doesn’t make you less of a man. It doesn’t make you less of a champion because you take an ‘L’. It’s not about how you react in the good of good, it’s how you come back in the great (wake) of a loss or a defeat, when people say you’re down.leb
“I think he’s as strong as who he was before that. (Name) any champion that’s went down. Probably the greatest champion ever in Muhammad Ali went down before. So, it doesn’t matter.”
“We always get caught up in wins and losses,” James said. “He will be a champion for the rest of his life and no one can take it away from him. It will always be a part of his resumé. It will always be a part of what goes on with him and he’s determined to continue to prove doubters wrong.
“He’s built that throughout his career and he will continue to do that as I’ve seen some of his quotes after the fight.”
source: foxsports.com
About Conor McGregor
Whether you appreciate his style or consider him loud and excessive, there’s no denying this about Conor McGregor: the UFC has seen nothing like him.
In the two years since he swooped into the UFC, McGregor has become a lightning rod for controversy. But he has backed up his braggadocio with skilled MMA and an ability to draw fans – most to cheer him, some hoping to see him cut down to size.
At UFC 189 in Las Vegas, he made good on a vow to knock out Chad Mendes, capturing the interim featherweight title and setting up a showdown with Jose Aldo, the UFC’s pound-for-pound king.
McGregor’s impressive rise in the UFC took place in a little over two years. It was almost impossible not to notice him after he knocked out Diego Brandao on UFC Fight Night Dublin in July 2014, then spectacularly announced, We’re not here to take part. We’re here to take over.
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