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I am a public person and I have my private life. It's important for me that my private life stay private, that what I share with the people is my public personality.

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Georges St-Pierre
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: May 19
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It's not always the strong that survive. It takes brains, guts, tolerance and forward thinking.
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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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If I come back and I lose, at least I know I did everything I should have done, I have no regrets, I'll be happy. I can die happy.
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I don't want to be an exception, because I was very outspoken about Performance Enhancing Drugs. It would be bad for my reputation if I would have an exemption [for doping test] - I don't want to have a free pass, I want to be like everybody else.
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A guy that has more knowledge has the advantage.
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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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My fear delivered one of the great lessons of my life: That someone without fear can’t push himself. He can’t get better. He can’t transform negatives into positives. He can’t open his world to creativity and invention, or even progress.
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My goal is to share all my learning, all of my knowledge, so that other generations of martial arts will benefit.
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The goal is to avoid mediocrity by being prepared to try something and either failing miserably or triumphing grandly.
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Nothing really frustrates me to the point of hatred. It's not the worth the energy.
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People often say, 'Ah, ultimate fighting is so violent,' but it's rooted in martial arts. Martial arts incarnate respect. You can't walk into a dojo and say to your sensei, 'Hey, salut tabarnac!' After every one of my fights I go and shake the hand of my opponent. I don't need to hate the other fighter to fight him well. It's a sport.
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I was a big fan of Jean-Claude Van-Damme growing up, and I always wanted to be a martial artist 'cause of him.
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I had two ACL injuries in my life, and both of them happened when I was training with bigger guys a heavyweight and a light heavyweight. Sometimes it's not even because the guy is good, you just get hurt.
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I will never take the fact that I am Welterweight Champion for granted. I learnt my mistake in the past. No matter how great, no matter how people tell me how great I am, I'm always one mistake away from losing everything.
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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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It's bizarre, a punch in the face hurts less when you win than when you lose.
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Growth is a long term game, and the crappy days are more important.
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Everyone in life faces obstacles. That's what made me who I am. I don't regret to have been bullied because probably if I would not have faced those obstacles I would not have been the man that I am. It make my stronger in a way and it helped me to forge the person that I am right now.
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One of the lessons I learned in all those years practicing karate is that progress only comes in small incremental portions.
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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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