Georges St-Pierre Quotes
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There's no honour fighting in the street, there is nothing to gain.
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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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One of my favorite Japanese proverbs is "Fall down 7 times, stand up 8".
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Training to become champion is the toughest thing. The fight itself is just a test.
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I went to Jerusalem, the dead sea, it was just amazing. Because what we see in the TV, I'm sorry to say it, I don't want to insult nobody, but a lot of the image that we see from the middle east in Canada - It's sad to say but it's always bad stuff. I was thinking coming here it would be a lot of military, security, everybody would be a little more on the edge, but I see it's amazing. It feels a little bit similar to Miami.
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Only way to eliminate the element of surprise is to know yourself and now your adversary.
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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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Innovation, born from true creativity, depends on movement.
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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, 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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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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A guy that has more knowledge has the advantage.
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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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It all comes down to confidence: your body can do great things only if it believes it can accomplish them.
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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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A true master gives all his knowledge. But only when the student is ready.
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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've come up with my own cure for a closed mind: try it once, and see.
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I can choose whoever I want, in MMA things change very rapidly, sometimes you don't know what'll happen and there's a guy that upsets everybody. I could fight who the fans would like me to fight the most. For me that's important.
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It's not the most powerful animal that survives. It's the most efficient.
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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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Nervous and scared is a good thing, it's your friend. You feel more on the edge, you feel like you're about to fall down the river, it's a good thing for me. I like that feeling.
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It's not about how you are when things go well, what defines you is how you are when you fail from an obstacle.
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It's bizarre, a punch in the face hurts less when you win than when you lose.