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Innovation is very important to me, especially professionally. The alternative, standing pat, leads to complacency, rigidity and eventually failure.
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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