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I bow to my opponent in praise and thanks. After the fight is a time for humility, acceptance and analysis, no matter the result.

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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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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One of my favorite Japanese proverbs is Fall down 7 times, stand up 8.
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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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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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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 martial artist, and I don’t train because I have a fight I train because it’s my lifestyle, and I’ll train every day if I’m not hurt.
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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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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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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 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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No two journeys are alike. Nobody can pretend to know the journey another person takes to achieve his dreams.
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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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Thanks to his willingness to face me, my life takes shape, my path evolves.
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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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Nick Diaz is a champion so he's got the spirit that comes with it. So he's not going to give up mentally. You see a lot of guys give up mentally and that's why they get knocked out or submitted. They give up mentally before they lose.
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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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Think about climbing a mountain. If you decide you're going up Everest, you don't start with a sprint. You'll never make it out of base camp if you do that. The secret is two fold: 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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Fear can be a natural ally, a homemade power source... Staying in the present, fear can only help you.
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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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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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