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I try to protect my loved ones, the people I share my life with, because they don't have a public life like me. I want to keep their lives private out of respect for them.

Georges St-Pierre

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Georges St-Pierre
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: May 19
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Amateur Wrestler
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner
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Mixed Martial Artist
Thai Boxer
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I'm a shy guy... I don't enjoy being bothered but I never say no to a fan. I say yes to everybody... even though sometimes you have some days where you don't feel like it, but it's your duty as athlete to do it. Because the fans that pay it's going to make you live, so you have to do it. So I force myself to do it all the time.
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