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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.

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
Mixed
Wrestling
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Competed
Karate

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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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Respect is the most important thing. Be respectful toward others and have respect for yourself.
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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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One of my favorite Japanese proverbs is Fall down 7 times, stand up 8.
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Respect your opponent, just make them respect you more.
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Because Conor McGregor is so confident - he goes there 'I'll beat this, I will do that' - If I would be his coach I will tell him all the time, behind closed doors, how dangerous [Nate] Diaz is and how much of a war this fight will be and how painful, and long, and uncomfortable it would be, and to get prepared for the worst day of his life.
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If you want to be a proud person, then you want to avenge your loss. For me it was [Josean] Serra and [Joe] Hughes, and for Michael Bisping, Henderson is one of his losses - one of his most painful losses. So I understand why he wants to avenge it. As an athlete I understand.
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Innovation, born from true creativity, depends on movement.
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Always pursue your dreams and work hard at it.
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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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I see the world as a knowledge hardware story, and every day I'm just walking through the aisles.
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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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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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Thanks to his willingness to face me, my life takes shape, my path evolves.
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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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I've trained myself to fight an army, so one guy will not defeat me.
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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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With training and self discipline clear focus and confidence problems can be overcome and even lead to unexpected gains
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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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If you look good, you feel good, and if you feel good, you do good.
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