Fighting is about knowledge, knowledge is a very important part of it. Georges St-Pierre More Quotes by Georges St-Pierre More Quotes From Georges St-Pierre 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. Georges St-Pierre mmaimaginationgoal 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. Georges St-Pierre regretdoneshould-have I don't want to be an exception, because I was very outspoken about Performance Enhancing Drugs. It would be bad for my reputation if I would have an exemption [for doping test] - I don't want to have a free pass, I want to be like everybody else. Georges St-Pierre testsdrugwant Once fear enters your life - it will take you in one of two directions: empowerment or panic. Georges St-Pierre mmaempowermenttwo People think athleticism is just physical, but it's not. It's connected to the brain and how the brain can learn to execute and see a movement or not. Especially at high speed. Being athletic is not just jumping and running and being powerful. It's the nervous system that guides the body. The muscles don't decide anything. The brain decides and makes things happen. Georges St-Pierre powerfulrunningthinking You think I was born rich? I've worked really hard. You have no idea. Georges St-Pierre richideasthinking 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. Georges St-Pierre mmascaredfighting I like to think I'm like water that adapts to its surroundings and eventually finds a way in. Georges St-Pierre mmawaterthinking Efficiency for me is an obsession..It not only helps me get stronger but makes things simpler. Georges St-Pierre mmastrongerhelping 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. Georges St-Pierre lighthurttwo 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. Georges St-Pierre normalfightingfirsts Innovation is a discipline not a lottery... It comes from the combination of two elements within my control: hard work and openmindedness. Georges St-Pierre mmahard-worktwo It's not the most powerful animal that survives. It's the most efficient. Georges St-Pierre mmapowerfulanimal Set your goal and keep moving forward. Georges St-Pierre mmagoalmoving 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.' Georges St-Pierre regretskillsyears If I'm disrespectful to my opponent, how can I respect myself? Georges St-Pierre ufcmmaopponents Watching myself fight, I realize the line between success and failure is so narrow, it's scary. Georges St-Pierre mmascaryfighting One of the lessons I learned in all those years practicing karate is that progress only comes in small incremental portions. Georges St-Pierre mmaprogressyears The beach in Tel-Aviv I went to, it even looks and feels a little bit like Rio de Janeiro. Some other places are very European and I just like it. I thought it would be fun but it's a lot better than that. It's a lot more relaxed and a lot of fun, and I feel very secure, and I would tell my friends they should come here when they plan a vacation. Not only the history. Georges St-Pierre vacationfunbeach 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. Georges St-Pierre guyfightingclass
