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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.

Georges St-Pierre

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Georges St-Pierre
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: May 19
Actor
Amateur Wrestler
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner
Film Actor
Karateka
Mixed Martial Artist
Thai Boxer
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