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
Set your goal and keep moving forward.
The only way to ever truly get your confidence and swagger back, I've learned, is to fight for them.
Watching myself fight, I realize the line between success and failure is so narrow, it's scary.
It's not always the strong that survive. It takes brains, guts, tolerance and forward thinking.
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.
Innovation, born from true creativity, depends on movement.
One of the important lessons I learned from my parents is always to respect authority figures like teachers.
I was a big fan of Jean-Claude Van-Damme growing up, and I always wanted to be a martial artist 'cause of him.
Make sure your approach is consistent and steady so that you can maintain the progress you're making as your journey continues.
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.
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.
With discipline, belief, and the right knowledge, we become the best we can be.
Dinosaurs were huge and powerful; they could not adapt and they died out. And so the big difference between dinosaurs and cockroaches is adaptability: one is able to adjust, while the other, apparently, couldn't... The same analogy applies to fighting, and probably any other sport. It's not always the strong that survive. It takes brains, guts, tolerance and forward thinking. We've seen this since the beginning of mixed martial arts.
It's not the most powerful animal that survives. It's the most efficient.