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A fight is 10% physical and 90% mental.
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
Film Actor
Karateka
Mixed Martial Artist
Thai Boxer
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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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People often say, 'Ah, ultimate fighting is so violent,' but it's rooted in martial arts. Martial arts incarnate respect. You can't walk into a dojo and say to your sensei, 'Hey, salut tabarnac!' After every one of my fights I go and shake the hand of my opponent. I don't need to hate the other fighter to fight him well. It's a sport.
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It's not always the strong that survive. It takes brains, guts, tolerance and forward thinking.
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Respect your opponent, just make them respect you more.
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It's bizarre, a punch in the face hurts less when you win than when you lose.
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Fear is the genesis of most of the good things that have occurred in my life. Fear is the beginning of every success I've lived.
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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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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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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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With training and self discipline clear focus and confidence problems can be overcome and even lead to unexpected gains
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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.
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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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Seeking knowledge is like opening doors. And I know the doors are everywhere.
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Kyokoshin I've done most, but I competed in Sports Karate also, that's my style that I come from, and mixed with the wrestling that's how I got the takedowns.
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Only way to eliminate the element of surprise is to know yourself and now your adversary.
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Thanks to his willingness to face me, my life takes shape, my path evolves.
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Fights aren't won in the octagon, they're won in the months leading up to them, in a near-empty gym, in the lost hours of a day, whether I feel like it or not.
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