Georges St-Pierre Quotes
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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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Thanks to his willingness to face me, my life takes shape, my path evolves.
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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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It all comes down to confidence: your body can do great things only if it believes it can accomplish them.
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A true master gives all his knowledge. But only when the student is ready.
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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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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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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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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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Every little thing you do leads up to a bigger thing.
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Only way to eliminate the element of surprise is to know yourself and now your adversary.
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It's not the most powerful animal that survives. It's the most efficient.
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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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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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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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It's not always the strong that survive. It takes brains, guts, tolerance and forward thinking.
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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.