I bullied a guy same age as me. Only verbally. 10 years later this guys a bjj champ in my state and has his own gym. I always felt bad for the things I said to him and after about 5 years out of school I sent him a fb message to apologize and he was very forgiving we had a beer at the bar caught up and he was just the Best Guy. Nelson if you’re reading this man you’re going way further than I ever will bud. Keep it up. I’m sitting here hating life in the military.
I wonder why people bully other in schools. I used to have a bullied friend we lived on the same street and played hockey, he was a bit fat and somewhat awkward. People called him fatass and I used to defend him from the other guy which were also my friends because I was one of the best at sports in high school. It seems like they felt a sense of unity all humiliating one person and they could all have a sense of something in common to relate to, bullying the fat kid.
@@MaxxerG that’s how it was in my friend group to me but it wasn’t bullying, just light stuff, but their was one kid who didn’t know the limits, he seemed narccasstic in that sense. Eventually we fought because it became too much and although I didn’t get beat up, I didn’t beat him how I would’ve wanted and held a grudge for the longest until I seen this video, GSP is a real dude fr.
billy bob hes one of the hardest working mma fighters out there, at least, in his prime he was, and also just down right one of the nicest guys youll ever meet. Sorry to see comments like yours, why so angry bro? Its all good man. Be chill. And merry xmas!
@@scorpionsoulja literally knocked the last guy he fought and has one of the biggest title defense streak how about stop showing people youre a dumb fuck
Next time anyone's being mean to you just tell them in a French accent "What you doing, you good looking guy full of potential." They will be very confused and they'll just walk away lol
I ran into my school bully when I was in my 30’s. I’m in my 50’s now. He was working in a local store. When I saw him he recognized me right away. We were obviously adults but I was much larger than him and had been training martial arts for many years, so I easily could have hurt him. He was very apologetic for how he treated me and I told him it was all in the past and we were good. We talked for an hour or more about old times and people we both knew. After a while I bid him farewell with a handshake. I found out only a few weeks later that he deleted himself over a divorce. I was heartbroken for the guy. Even though he tormented me as a kid, as an adult he took responsibility and apologized. He didn’t deserve to go out that way. I’ll never forget him and how good he made me feel when he apologized. George & Joe are right, carrying hate in your heart is detrimental to your overall well being. Forgive people’s mistakes in the past and move forward in a better light. It’s good for the soul.
Im 38 years old. I havent really had a hero since I was a kid. Sure, there are people I look up to and respect, but gsp is on another level. What a humble, curious, educated person
I'm 37 and I was literally just thinking this when I read your comment. It's important for us all to have heros and role models, and also for us to be the heros for our children. Peace brother
@@lupreztryson its a part of the game, they say. (I think its a really stupid part, but yeah. Its still a part of the game. Do UFC fighters take their hate outside? With few exceptions like McGregor team vs khabib team? Not so much.
@@insomniacbritgaming1632 he vacated every belt? You seriously have 0 fucking clue about the ufc. He had the ww title for 2064 days and defended it 9 times, only 2 people have ever held on for a title longer and against more people. Give your head a shake for your clear lack of knowledge
@@insomniacbritgaming1632 in mma if you get your bell rung hard you're career is over and your life shortened. Do you blame him for dodging an inevitable bullet? Hell no that's smart advice from his managers.
Met GSP at the ESPYs 3 years ago. The nicest, kindest human beings ever. Signed every autograph, took every pic, talked to the fans, stayed to give an interview to an up and coming RU-vid personality. Always smiling. True definition of a role model. Who also happens to kick your ass if you cross the line.
ralpph i can imagine the pussy you are in real life. "Holding grudges" You are a idiot. So if you someone does your dirty for a lot of money you are just going to forget about it ?????? You look like those hardcore punks who run and hide
@@jaystarr6571 Actually he's trying to say "where everybody lives" the word for where if French is "ou". A mistake I make myself sometimes when using it in a sentence. (I'm French canadian)
I accidentally shoulder checked him in Vegas, when I realized who I was apologizing to 2 drops of pee came out. He smiled patted me on the shoulder and said " it's cool it's cool, you go home tell your friends you only guy in the world shoulder check gsp and get away with it."
It was an accident in a buffet line and I'm sure he saw how scared I was. Either way he was totally chill about it and now I'm the only guy in the world who shoulder checked GSP and got away with it
I was also bullied as a child. I remember at the age of 5 being knocked out cold... Later in life I confronted my father and asked him why... He never gave me a good reason. I had no choice but to forgive him.... RIP Step Dad.
That's a good outlook to have! I never got closure emotionally with my Dad but when all was said and done and he had died I wrote a poem about us doing the best we could. There is never enough time to find all the answers. Forgiveness is a good start though.
on a serious note: the real moral of the story to me: one kind and uplifting word can turn around a whole life. The bully probably has never heard another guy tell him, he was full of potential.
From the story about his abusing father we can guess he probably had a very shitty life, and when you're young that'll make you do shitty things. I'm pretty sure the bully in this story did a lot of other bad things, to a lot of other kids than GSP, but at some point you get older and have to live with all that you've done. I wouldn't be surprised if he was "paralized" by shame and guilt (a powerful motivater to escape in alcohol and drugs). In the end GSP served as a metaphor, by forgiving him the guy saw that he wasn't beyond redemption and stopped giving up on himself... Anyways that's only my guess! But I'm pretty sure he needed that forgivness more than he needed that 100 bucks
A similar thing happened to me at my first high school reunion. One of my bullies approached me and apologized to me for bullying me. I told him I was incredibly appreciative of his offer and I bought him a drink. Same thing happened with another dude I got into a fight with at track practice, and a dude who called me out when I said some really sideways shit on Twitter. People are willing to forgive. You have to do the same and be willing to forget. I think we all need to remember that.
that's kinda what my heroin dealer recently told me, "what are you doing?" you're a young good looking guy, you shouldnt be doing this to yourself? you need to get your life together". And i was giving this guy $250 every three to four days, he wasn't greedy about the money he was making off me, he seriously wanted me to get help. When i told him i was flying away to go to rehab, he was very happy, he even gave me a free gram to carry me through, but he also said, "you get on that plane, and don't you call my phone number again" Been clean for 2 months now
Lmao he knew he couldn't force gsp to give him money anymore so he had to adapt, even going so far as to purchase an elaborate homeless man costume. The bully won again
GSP is hands down one of the classiest, most stand-up fighters in the history of MMA. You can jus tell he's a nice guy from the way he carries himself, actions aside.
I was a bully at school That shit nearly made me kill myself just thinking abt all the problems i caused to these people that they may still have to this day because of me Bad childhood problems in the house and stuff that made me bully others Bullies are the weakest people
@@william9922 stop kicking others when they’re already down and already repented of something they did, God bless you, 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, Romans 10:9-10, Acts 2:38, John 3:16 🙏🏽
It takes struggle and hardship to get the viewpoint he has. Some can hear those story and build that type of attitude but for most you have to experience struggle for that attitude. The problem today is we are free and we don’t suffer consequences for our actions. We are complacent and blind to what struggle is and because of that our view on life and reality is distorted
yep until you have your resentment fulfilled, don't get me wrong the way he coped with it is great and whatever, but there is not only darkness to fulfilled revenge trust me on that one, it feels like divine justice of your own making. So yeah great story but the other side remains untold.
@@christophertucker4917 stfu u whimp,a guy comes and knock your head off you say"you know what,i'm gonna go study hard get the job of my dream and spend the vacation in the bahamas just so i can get my revenge on that punch"
Telios Abraxas sometimes it works for your advantage, you just wanna succede so bad to get you’re revenge so you end up archieving something in life so sometimes it works as a motivation
I can personally tell that Georges really meant it on not beating his bully but beat him by being humble, nice & just swallow your pride, spit it out, let it go-type of way..Wow he's just rare champion at best👌
I read GSP book. He suffered from severe OCD personality disorder. He was texting he ex girlfriend many times a week for 1 year before she broke up with her new boyfriend and came back with GSP. He used all these OCD traits in his training to train and throw kicks thousand of times before going back to his next training from Montreal to NYC until he perfected it. His flaw in his personal life made him the GOAT in his professional life and trained repeatedly to master all of his techniques more than any other fighter.
GSP deserved so much more in UFC They claim to want UFC to have an image of sportsmanship and respect But then they feed into the whole mess connor turned into
And it is true. You're not FULL of potential. Life isn't fair. But you can do your best. You just have to work harder than tall and good looking person. It is always combination of your genes and what you do. Talent and hard work. Ask anyone who knows anything about this stuff (for example some PROfessional musician) - hard work always win. Of course if tall, good looking guy works as hard as not so tall and not that good looking guy, tall and good looking one will win. You can't change the fact that world isn't fair, but that's no reason to give up.
That guy caught that energy from GSPs' wholehearted gesture . You know the guy thought about their past and GSP telling him that he used to lookup to him caused the dude to reflect on his past ,and ultimately analyze his past from a new perspective . The fact that the guy got a job n went back to express gratitude tells me he had struggled all his life self projecting his own abuse and somehow his relationship bullying GSP as a kid had played a role in GSP to become a champion later in life ,and then GSPs championship and success ended up humbling GSP enough that later when they crossed paths again,this all came full circle . And for the better,all because GSP has true ❤️ Forgiveness and communication go along way.
This is the big difference between the GSPs and Pacquiao’s of the world from the Rousey and Maywether, humility. GSP and Pacquiao are genuinely nice guys and great role models unlike the arrogant types like Rousey and Floyd. Much respect to GSP
@@Foggy_Mustard That Conor was respectful to Aldo, even when he lost to Diaz he was respectful. After Khabib beating him, instead of focusing on what he did wrong, he focused on blaming his loss and constantly talkes shit about a guy who doesn't talk about Conor until Conor says something about him.(and of course the multiple crimes hes committed too)
I know GSP will never read this but this clip has helped me out a lot. I even saw some high school bullies yesterday and it was hard not to sock any single one of them but I strolled out of there with my mom, an excellent cup of coffee and a huge burp. It put a smile on my own face so I would like to extend my thanks to you, Georges.
Great story! We ever know what people face behind closed doors. What a great man to rise above eventually finding empathy and compassion to his situation. The world is a better place when we can let our past go and drop the ego.
I met my bully when i was 16. He made me have a very VERY hard time when i was 12. He was taller and like 3 years older. But by the time i was 16 we were the same height so when i saw him i had all those flashbacks coming at me but when he saw me he was happy to see me. He was like "hey man, so good to see. Whats up" and i realized i didnt care for the stuf he did to me anymore. We even end up being friends. I guess is like Nietzsche used to say "unlike women men can't hold grudge for a long time".
I’ve literally watched hour long videos from Joes interviews where I forget that it’s a Joe Rogan video and he’ll randomly throw in a “Oh wow!” And I’ll jump with my headphones in because I forgot that he was there haha
Sometimes he goes the opposite way and is quite rude and cuts guests off and talks over the top of them. I think its when he’s really high and maybe doesn’t realise it lol
Wait until you come across a video of him talking to a christian or someone who has negative ideas about weed. He becomes the most childish shouting-over neanderthal. When he has a guest who disagrees with him he’s the worst.
Holy shit...this just roundroused my soul. What a simple yet impossible task, forgiveness but also letting go! Damn. That all came full circle. To actually see how your life ripples through others in ways you never know. Sir thank you for sharing this lesson. God bless and keep you safe.
George was born in St-Isidore-De-Laprairie and his family still lives there. I met my girlfriend who was born in this town and now I live in Saint-Isidore with her! At his last UFC fight, we all gathered at the only bar there is in this small town. There were some of his family members and friends and when he won everyone screamed and cheered and hugged each others. It was a really great moment.
@@Ben-hf5ej lmao thats imo the perfect height for a man any age. Dunno what you're complaining about. Im 6'4 and I would wanna be 2 inches shorter. How old are you?
This is a story about a very powerful impasse in another persons history and the fact that it is documented here and that we all get to appreciate it is incredible.
I saw GSP help a mom get her stroller into an ice cream shop in MTL a couple years ago. You watch his fights, you play him in UFC, you see his interviews, but I loved seeing what I saw the most. GSP GOAT!
I used to get bullied by alot of kids when i was about 8-12 and at 13-15 i used to bully other kids. At the age of 16 i regretted it... really makes you think how stupid we are when were children.
Testosterone, healthy, tall.. all good foundation for leadership. But depending on your standards and how far you can imagine, it could be 60% leg up or .01% leg up!
GSP is a genuine human being that lives on high moral standards. This is what a true champion is he helped get a persons life back on track by kindness, not violence. He could have resorted to revenge however, he chose kindness and his true character.
It's easier to forgive or not hold a grudge when you become successful such as Rogan or GSP, especially if you see a past demon turn to shit. But if it's flipped where as your life got beat into nothing, and you see the bullies or demons become successful, I don't think anyone will be so forgiving.
Yep. Many lifes are destroyed by these bullies. I dont think my bullies daily or anything like that but i wont forgive them. It doesn't consume me at all and i survived their brainwash. Still i wont ever forgive them what they did to me. They supressed my self esteem so bad that i managed to live my life full in my 30's Some wont ever
If they beat you to nothing, it’s still your responsibility to better yourself. Even if you aren’t successful as joe, you have to define success for yourself. Once you are at peace with yourself, you can be at peace with those demons of the past.
Wow, what a great guy. To have that outlook on life and all the people that treated you like shit, and then when asked about it, to still think you're nothing special? Humble, forgiving and empathetic.. Great role model, whether intentional or not
These recommendations are getting scary. I was literally thinking about how I need to drop the grudge I have on my high school bully. Trust me my grudge was really bad, I’ve been out of high school for 7 years now... and over the course of those 7 years I don’t think a week has gone by where I didn’t think about beating up my bully or doing horrible things to him just to let him know how much he’s effected me and my life. I recently realized that I just need to drop it... it’s been 7 years and I can’t keep holding onto these thoughts of pain and negativity... it’s time to open a new chapter of my life and leave all the negative thoughts behind. I don’t know if my Bully will ever change his perspective on me or how he treated me but I can’t dwell on that. I need to live my life for me and stay positive. (Side note: His reason for bullying me was simply “I don’t like you”) I tried to talk it out with him when we were younger but he’s always been hard headed. Maybe some people were just meant to be shit?
Fuck that guy or girl boss up on them dont bat a eye too that shit. I got some problems w a person not a bully but same situation kill them w success they wont be anything you are
primal human nature. to be honest though, it is kind of our own fault when we got bullied. we shouldn't hear the "rules" and just straight up split his wig!
I love this guy. So humble, so real, so funny, a great sportsman, talented, a great example of being a professional fighter without being an egotistical maniac.
John Mackenzie He’s not saying that’s what georges is saying. He’s saying what he believes. And I’m pretty sure he’s also not saying don’t be like your enemy in literally every way no matter how successful they are. He more than likely means don’t be like your enemy as far how they treat people. Why is it that everyone needs shit explained to them? I can tell by your other comment and the fact that you’re not understanding something very simple that you’re just straight up dumb as a bag of hair. Lol Or maybe very young. Hopefully for your sake very young.
