Georges St-Pierre Quotes

You always recognize great champions ... how they come back from a loss.

No two journeys are alike. Nobody can pretend to know the journey another person takes to achieve his dreams.

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.

Nervous and scared is a good thing, it's your friend. You feel more on the edge, you feel like you're about to fall down the river, it's a good thing for me. I like that feeling.

You think I was born rich? I've worked really hard. You have no idea.

Everyone in life faces obstacles. That's what made me who I am. I don't regret to have been bullied because probably if I would not have faced those obstacles I would not have been the man that I am. It make my stronger in a way and it helped me to forge the person that I am right now.

Always pursue your dreams and work hard at it.

I want to use every second of my life, every time that I have in my life, to make me a better fighter. That's why I'm a martial artist. For me, it's more than a job - it's a way of living

The key to effective visualization is to create the most detailed, clear and vivid a picture to focus on as possible. The more vivid the visualization, the more likely, and quickly, you are to begin attracting the things that help you achieve what you want to get done.

I think it makes your stronger to admit that you're scared, because you're not scared to say that you're scared.

I see the world as a knowledge hardware story, and every day I'm just walking through the aisles.

Your body can dictate your mind ... As I'm walking to the Octagon and I act with confidence, my body take over my mind, and I become confident for real.

I'm always at my best when I'm fighting a guy who insults me..questions my integrity; it lights more fire in me.

Humility is the first rule of martial arts. Either you learn humility quickly, or you leave because your ego can't handle losing repeatedly.

Innovation keeps me ahead of my competition. It means that my foes must adapt to me, not the other way around.

Respect is the most important thing. Be respectful toward others and have respect for yourself.

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.

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.

A guy that has more knowledge has the advantage.

Only way to eliminate the element of surprise is to know yourself and now your adversary.

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.

It all comes down to confidence: your body can do great things only if it believes it can accomplish them.

When you prepare a list of improvements and you make them small and achievable, you won't just stick to then, you'll increase the chances that you'll keep moving forward.

Respect your opponent, just make them respect you more.

With discipline, belief, and the right knowledge, we become the best we can be.

You don't get better on the days when you feel like going. You get better on the days when you don't want to go, but you go anyway. If you can overcome the negative energy coming from your tired body or unmotivated mind, you will grow and become better. It won't be the best workout you have, you won't accomplish as much as what you usually do when you actually feel good, but that doesn't matter. Growth is a long term game, and the crappy days are more important.

I'm always scared when I fight. But that fear is what keeps me more alert and more focused. It's good to have fear.

What happens when you accept and embrace your fear? Fear becomes your weapon.

As Aristotle wrote a long, long time ago, and I'm paraphrasing here, the goal is to avoid mediocrity by being prepared to try something and either failing miserably or triumphing grandly. Mediocrity is not about failing, and it's the opposite of doing. Mediocrity, in other words, is about not trying. The reason is achingly simple, and I know you've heard it a thousand times before: what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

There's no honour fighting in the street, there is nothing to gain.

Efficiency for me is an obsession..It not only helps me get stronger but makes things simpler.

Your body can dictate your mind, so when I walk to a fight a lot of times I'm scared, I'm scared to death, I have a lot of doubts of myself, I'm afraid to fail, I'm afraid to be humiliated in front of everybody; but what happens, I act like it's impossible for me to fail and that my victory is a certainty. So as I'm walking to the Octagon and I act with confidence my body takes over my mind and I become confident for real. As I'm walking I see the change in my mind and when I reach the Octagon I'm a different person, I'm very confident.

I'm not impressed by your performance.

Innovation, born from true creativity, depends on movement.

The only way forward in life is innovation.

When great depths of unrelenting sorrow are punctuated by great peaks of joy and liberation, the result is delicious.

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.

Standing still is never a good option. Not in the ring, and not in life ... When you stop moving, you're done.

Don't be afraid to spend money to make money. That's one thing I've never been afraid of ... to invest in myself.

There is no luck in life, everything happens for a reason. Every little thing that you do ... leads up to a bigger thing. And that's the story of my life.

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.

One of the lessons I learned in all those years practicing karate is that progress only comes in small incremental portions.

My mentality is that when I go to sleep at night, I'm a better martial artist than when I woke up in the morning.

In fighting, in evolution, in life, efficiency is the key,

There are two kinds of people who do martial arts: those who practice a thousand different kicks one time each, and those who practice one kick a thousand times minimum. You can guess which group I belong to.

One of my favorite Japanese proverbs is "Fall down 7 times, stand up 8".

Pick a goal, make a realistic plan to reach that goal, work through each step of the plan, and repeat.

The only way to ever truly get your confidence and swagger back, I've learned, is to fight for them.

I keep the white-belt mentality that I can learn from anyone, anywhere,anytime.

The real test is this one: When you're alone in a room, when you're in a private place and nobody else can see you, what do you choose to do? Eat well, or eat poorly? Exercise, or watch television? Practice something, or do nothing? The best version of the truth appears to you and you alone, when nobody else can see. This is the test of discipline, and it's what makes the difference in your life. It's what regulates your own system and guides it. The individual alone comprehends it.

Innovation is a discipline not a lottery ... It comes from the combination of two elements within my control: hard work and openmindedness.

This extends to all things, but you only learn it by losing a few times.

I fight with emotion, but I don't fight with anger. I could be angry, but I'm not going to fight with anger because when you fight with anger you can make mistakes.

It's not about how you are when things go well, what defines you is how you are when you fail from an obstacle.

Watching myself fight, I realize the line between success and failure is so narrow, it's scary.

When you pay attention to detail, the big picture will take care of itself.

I will repeat a technique until it is mastered, no matter when that will be. One certainty though: it will be.

There is a difference between a fighter and a martial artist. A fighter is training for a purpose: He has a fight. I'm a martial artist. I don't train for a fight. I train for myself. I'm training all the time. My goal is perfection. But I will never reach perfection.

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.

A cockroach can't defeat a dinosaur. But the cockroach is better at one thing, and it has ensured its survival through the ages: Adaptation. One could adapt to the environment and the other one couldn't.

Using your imagination to create mental images stimulates your mind, helps organize your life and keeps your focus in a particular direction. It allows your unconscious mind to work toward the image you have created, the goal. It's about understand the life you want to live, and seeing it unfold before you.

It's not always the best team that wins the game it's the team that plays better.

Thanks to his willingness to face me, my life takes shape, my path evolves.

Fear can be a natural ally, a homemade power source ... Staying in the present, fear can only help you.

Everyone is a threat, and anyone can be beat at any given moment. No one is invincible.

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.

Power is different when you combined it with wisdom. Wisdom allows you to use less power to accomplish more tasks.

I am very honored and excited to be part of UFC 100; it's going to be the hardest challenge of my career so far and it's going to be pretty tough - I can't wait.

A system that works for one person won't be perfect for another ... Individuality is a major part of expanding knowledge.

My goal is to share all my learning, all of my knowledge, so that other generations of martial arts will benefit.

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.

With training and self discipline; clear focus and confidence; problems can be overcome and even lead to unexpected gains

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.

Seeking knowledge is like opening doors. And I know the doors are everywhere.

When I train, I love to take time off and fly to the Natural History Museum or an exhibition. I just love that. When you know your past, it will help you with your future ... That's why most of my friends are not fighters. Most of my friends are nerds like me. That's why I have a hard time finding a girlfriend. I need someone to talk science with. I'm married to my work right now. But you never know. One day I could wake up and just do something different. Life is so unpredictable.

The purpose is to become the best writer in my category (yes, page for page and pound for pound).