Georges St-Pierre Quotes

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

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

It's not the most powerful animal that survives. It's the most efficient.

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

It's not always the strong that survive. It takes brains, guts, tolerance and forward thinking.

The goal is to avoid mediocrity by being prepared to try something and either failing miserably or triumphing grandly.

Make sure your approach is consistent and steady so that you can maintain the progress you're making as your journey continues.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Set your goal and keep moving forward.

I don't want things that I regret in life, and things that I have not done - and I don't want to at 80 years wake up, and tell myself: 'Oh I was on top of my shape and skills and I didn't do it.'

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.

I'm so busy during my everyday, when I go on vacation I need to pull the plug like they say, and to do nothing.

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

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

It's bizarre, a punch in the face hurts less when you win than when you lose.

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.

I like to think I'm like water that adapts to its surroundings and eventually finds a way in.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Once fear enters your life - it will take you in one of two directions: empowerment or panic.

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

To fight a bigger guy you need to train with bigger guys and it takes a lot more on your body. And it's not your weight class.

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.

I will never blame a fighter if he doesn't fight me because he takes care of his own interest first, and prioritize the interests of his family first, that's completely normal.

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

I try to protect my loved ones, the people I share my life with, because they don't have a public life like me. I want to keep their lives private out of respect for them.

The only way forward in life is innovation.

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.

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

I'm training all the time. My goal is perfection. But I will never reach perfection.

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.

Fighting is about knowledge, knowledge is a very important part of it.

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.

Innovation, born from true creativity, depends on movement.

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.

One of the important lessons I learned from my parents is always to respect authority figures like teachers.

I bow to my opponent in praise and thanks. After the fight is a time for humility, acceptance and analysis, no matter the result.

When I go on vacation I just like to do nothing - just hang out at the beach, go eat the best restaurants, and do nothing.

I'm an athlete, my job is not negotiating, it's not my field of expertise. I'm an emotional guy - it's normal, a lot of athletes are, and we're very susceptible to get our ego cut because of that.