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Growth is a long term game, and the crappy days are more important.

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
GSP
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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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Respect is the most important thing. Be respectful toward others and have respect for yourself.
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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'm the kind of guy who only makes a mistake once, never twice.
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Once fear enters your life - it will take you in one of two directions: empowerment or panic.
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No two journeys are alike. Nobody can pretend to know the journey another person takes to achieve his dreams.
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Seeking knowledge is like opening doors. And I know the doors are everywhere.
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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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Only way to eliminate the element of surprise is to know yourself and now your adversary.
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A fight is 10% physical and 90% mental.
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Sometimes I'm under the impression some of the fights happen that they shouldn't happen because a guy's cheating. Also, I think when something like this happen they should have not only a suspension but also monetary wise enforce a penalty. Maybe take the purse of the fighter to the other fighter.
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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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There's no honour fighting in the street, there is nothing to gain.
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Innovation is very important to me, especially professionally. The alternative, standing pat, leads to complacency, rigidity and eventually failure.
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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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I think it makes your stronger to admit that you're scared, because you're not scared to say that you're scared.
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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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With training and self discipline clear focus and confidence problems can be overcome and even lead to unexpected gains
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