Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre, often referred to as GSP, is a Canadian mixed martial artistand a three-time former Welterweight Champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, having won the title twice in 2006 and 2008, as well as an Interim title in 2007. Frequently cited as one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time, St-Pierre was ranked as the #1 welterweight in the world for several years by Sherdog and numerous other publications. In 2008, 2009, and 2010 he was named the...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth19 May 1981
CountryCanada
My goal is to share all my learning, all of my knowledge, so that other generations of martial arts will benefit.
Power is different when you combined it with wisdom. Wisdom allows you to use less power to accomplish more tasks.
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.
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.
Only way to eliminate the element of surprise is to know yourself and now your adversary.
I'm the kind of guy who only makes a mistake once, never twice.
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.
Fear can be a natural ally, a homemade power source... Staying in the present, fear can only help you.
A fight is 10% physical and 90% mental.
It's not about how you are when things go well, what defines you is how you are when you fail from an obstacle.
A guy that has more knowledge has the advantage.
One of the keys to learning for me has been to not get so hung up on the past. It's important to remember the past, but that doesn't mean you have to torture yourself with it by reliving it every single day.
If you look good, you feel good, and if you feel good, you do good.
One of my favorite Japanese proverbs is "Fall down 7 times, stand up 8".