Battling just didn't have the same ring to it as it did when I first started out as a trainer. After I defeated the Champion (and became the new one), battling just wasn't the same for me. I still loved it, but it lost some of its excitement. I couldn't just go and journey across Hoenn like I used to, and battle any trainer on my own accord without them saying they were "unworthy", and other things along those lines. Trainers were usually the ones to challenge me, and always knew who I was. The only trainers that really posed a challenge to me were the elite four, and even then it wasn't to hard to win. My schedule was always packed, so I almost had no free time for collecting stones or spending time with my Pokemon, unless I wanted to mess up my sleep schedule (Which to be honest, I did quite often.) You could say all I did most of the time was eat, sleep and battle. It was tiring after only a short while.
But somehow, I always feel better when I know May's watching. The lights in the Arena don't seem to bother me as much, and I always put all into it when she's there. Her presence there always makes me feel like a real champion, not just the Pokemon league's. And I know when she finally makes her way past the Elite four, i'll be waiting for her. And return the feelings she gave me when she was spectating me with full force.