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It's not always the strong that survive. It takes brains, guts, tolerance and forward thinking.

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
Takes
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Mma
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Brains
Thinking
Guts
Tolerance
Survive
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In fighting, in evolution, in life, efficiency is the key.
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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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One of the important lessons I learned from my parents is always to respect authority figures like teachers.
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Respect your opponent, just make them respect you more.
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Before each one of my fights, I make a point of saluting my opponent. I salute the other fighter out of respect, even though he is trying to take something from me.
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I will never blame a fighter if he doesn't fight me because he takes care of his own interest first, and prioritize the interests of his family first, that's completely normal.
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Always pursue your dreams and work hard at it.
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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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A system that works for one person won't be perfect for another... Individuality is a major part of expanding knowledge.
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Don't be afraid to spend money to make money. That's one thing I've never been afraid of... to invest in myself.
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I don't want things that I regret in life, and things that I have not done - and I don't want to at 80 years wake up, and tell myself: 'Oh I was on top of my shape and skills and I didn't do it.'
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One of my favorite Japanese proverbs is Fall down 7 times, stand up 8.
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Seeking knowledge is like opening doors. And I know the doors are everywhere.
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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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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.
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People have mistaken my break, I took a break from competition, it was because of mental problems, and because I was not agreeing with Performance Enhancing Drugs. I put the things on pause for a while, but I didn't retire.
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Once I got over my anger and rage from childhood, once I stopped feeling like a victim, I was able to open myself to great sources of learning.
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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 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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