Georges St-Pierre Quotes
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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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When I train, I love to take time off and fly to the Natural History Museum or an exhibition. I just love that. When you know your past, it will help you with your future… That’s why most of my friends are not fighters. Most of my friends are nerds like me. That’s why I have a hard time finding a girlfriend. I need someone to talk science with. I’m married to my work right now. But you never know. One day I could wake up and just do something different. Life is so unpredictable.
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It all comes down to confidence: your body can do great things only if it believes it can accomplish them.
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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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For me, personally, when I'm afraid of something - when you're afraid of something, normally you try to go away, you try to avoid it. Instead of avoiding it, to overcome your fear, I believe you need to embrace it.
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I fight with emotion, but I don't fight with anger. I could be angry, but I'm not going to fight with anger because when you fight with anger you can make mistakes.
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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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Every little thing you do leads up to a bigger thing.
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A true master gives all his knowledge. But only when the student is ready.
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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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It's not the most powerful animal that survives. It's the most efficient.
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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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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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Only way to eliminate the element of surprise is to know yourself and now your adversary.
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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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The only way forward in life is innovation.
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Training to become champion is the toughest thing. The fight itself is just a test.
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The beach in Tel-Aviv I went to, it even looks and feels a little bit like Rio de Janeiro. Some other places are very European and I just like it. I thought it would be fun but it's a lot better than that. It's a lot more relaxed and a lot of fun, and I feel very secure, and I would tell my friends they should come here when they plan a vacation. Not only the history.
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Innovation, born from true creativity, depends on movement.
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You think I was born rich? I've worked really hard. You have no idea.
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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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Standing still is never a good option. Not in the ring, and not in life... When you stop moving, you're done.
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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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Using your imagination to create mental images stimulates your mind, helps organize your life and keeps your focus in a particular direction. It allows your unconscious mind to work toward the image you have created, the goal. It's about understand the life you want to live, and seeing it unfold before you.