Georges St-Pierre Quotes
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It’s OK to get butterfly in your stomach; the key is to learn how to make them fly in formation.
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I'm so busy during my everyday, when I go on vacation I need to pull the plug like they say, and to do nothing.
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I'm not impressed by your performance.
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Everyone is a threat, and anyone can be beat at any given moment. No one is invincible.
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A true master gives all his knowledge. But only when the student is ready.
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Efficiency for me is an obsession..It not only helps me get stronger but makes things simpler.
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I want to use every second of my life, every time that I have in my life, to make me a better fighter. That's why I'm a martial artist. For me, it's more than a job - it's a way of living
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Humility is the first rule of martial arts. Either you learn humility quickly, or you leave because your ego can't handle losing repeatedly.
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There is no luck in life, everything happens for a reason. Every little thing that you do... leads up to a bigger thing. And that's the story of my life.
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The truth is that I didn't start as a winner. When I was a kid, I was just another reject. I started at the bottom. I think all winners do.
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I'm always at my best when I'm fighting a guy who insults me..questions my integrity; it lights more fire in me.
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Dinosaurs were huge and powerful; they could not adapt and they died out. And so the big difference between dinosaurs and cockroaches is adaptability: one is able to adjust, while the other, apparently, couldn't... The same analogy applies to fighting, and probably any other sport. It's not always the strong that survive. It takes brains, guts, tolerance and forward thinking. We've seen this since the beginning of mixed martial arts.
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Nick Diaz is a champion so he's got the spirit that comes with it. So he's not going to give up mentally. You see a lot of guys give up mentally and that's why they get knocked out or submitted. They give up mentally before they lose.
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It's not the most powerful animal that survives. It's the most efficient.
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It's not always the best team that wins the game it's the team that plays better.
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Fighting is about knowledge, knowledge is a very important part of it.
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Only way to eliminate the element of surprise is to know yourself and now your adversary.
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Training to become champion is the toughest thing. The fight itself is just a test.
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My mentality is that when I go to sleep at night, I'm a better martial artist than when I woke up in the morning.
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The only way to ever truly get your confidence and swagger back, I've learned, is to fight for them.
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If you prepare your subconscious for highly stressful situations, you can create harmony with your fears. You can tame fear like a wild animal and use it to your advantage.
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For me there is no reason why to go up in weight class, because when you go up in weight class you have to fight bigger guys - then you have to train against bigger guys. The guys are not better, they're heavier, but it means you have more chance to get hurt.
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With training and self discipline; clear focus and confidence; problems can be overcome and even lead to unexpected gains
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I'm the kind of guy who only makes a mistake once, never twice.