Just the other day, Chael Sonnen went on one of his usual thought benders, and discussed the story of Georges St-Pierre, and what he learned about seeing a sports psychologist — about whether you can be good at something you hate. It’s a fun discussion. Plenty of fighters love to compete. Plenty of fighters just love to get paid. None of it is mutually inclusive in the context of violent efficiency. But this discussion of lovers versus haters leaves out another category: the fighter on display.
You know the type. Whether they love the sport or not is irrelevant.