Georges St-Pierre Quotes
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Respect is the most important thing. Be respectful toward others and have respect for yourself.
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As Aristotle wrote a long, long time ago, and I'm paraphrasing here, the goal is to avoid mediocrity by being prepared to try something and either failing miserably or triumphing grandly. Mediocrity is not about failing, and it's the opposite of doing. Mediocrity, in other words, is about not trying. The reason is achingly simple, and I know you've heard it a thousand times before: what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
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This extends to all things, but you only learn it by losing a few times.
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My mentality is like a Samurai: They used to every day work on their technique to make themselves almost perfect. Because perfection is impossible, but every day, you get closer to perfection.
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The real test is this one: When you're alone in a room, when you're in a private place and nobody else can see you, what do you choose to do? Eat well, or eat poorly? Exercise, or watch television? Practice something, or do nothing? The best version of the truth appears to you and you alone, when nobody else can see. This is the test of discipline, and it's what makes the difference in your life. It's what regulates your own system and guides it. The individual alone comprehends it.
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I think it makes your stronger to admit that you're scared, because you're not scared to say that you're scared.
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Always pursue your dreams and work hard at it.
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A cockroach can’t defeat a dinosaur. But the cockroach is better at one thing, and it has ensured its survival through the ages: Adaptation. One could adapt to the environment and the other one couldn’t.
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I am very honored and excited to be part of UFC 100, it's going to be the hardest challenge of my career so far and it's going to be pretty tough, I can't wait.
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Once I got over my anger and rage from childhood, once I stopped feeling like a victim, I was able to open myself to great sources of learning.
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Some people learn to lose. Others lose and learn.
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Innovation keeps me ahead of my competition. It means that my foes must adapt to me, not the other way around.
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There's no honour fighting in the street, there is nothing to gain.
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Think about climbing a mountain. If you decide you're going up Everest, you don't start with a sprint. You'll never make it out of base camp if you do that. The secret is two fold: make sure your approach is consistent and steady so that you can maintain the progress you're making as your journey continues.
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Power is different when you combined it with wisdom. Wisdom allows you to use less power to accomplish more tasks.
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Watching myself fight, I realize the line between success and failure is so narrow, it's scary.
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One of the important lessons I learned from my parents is always to respect authority figures like teachers.
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One of my favorite Japanese proverbs is "Fall down 7 times, stand up 8".
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One of the keys to learning for me has been to not get so hung up on the past. It's important to remember the past, but that doesn't mean you have to torture yourself with it by reliving it every single day.
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I bow to my opponent in praise and thanks. After the fight is a time for humility, acceptance and analysis, no matter the result.
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People think athleticism is just physical, but it's not. It's connected to the brain and how the brain can learn to execute and see a movement or not. Especially at high speed. Being athletic is not just jumping and running and being powerful. It's the nervous system that guides the body. The muscles don't decide anything. The brain decides and makes things happen.
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Make sure your approach is consistent and steady so that you can maintain the progress you're making as your journey continues.
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Dana White came out very often in public saying I'm this and that; I'm sure it's also to play with my ego, to make me, for example, come out of retirement and say 'Oh ok, I'll fight for peanuts.' No, I'm not like that. I know the game.
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Innovation is very important to me, especially professionally. The alternative, standing pat, leads to complacency, rigidity and eventually failure.