Georges St-Pierre Quotes About Martial Arts

Quotes about: Martial Arts

• 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.

  Georges St-Pierre

  Fighting, Artist, Differences

• 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.

  Georges St-Pierre

  Hurt, Fighting, Artist

  "Georges St-Pierre On Training". Interview with Johnny Testa, www.askmen.com. April 29, 2011.

• 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.

  Georges St-Pierre

  Believe, Going Away, Trying

• I've trained myself to fight an army, so one guy will not defeat me.

  Georges St-Pierre

  Art, Fighting, Army

• 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.

  Georges St-Pierre

  Art, Morning, Sleep

  FaceBook post by Georges St-Pierre from Jun 15, 2011

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

  Georges St-Pierre

  Art, Obstacles, Failing

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

  Georges St-Pierre

  Art, Mma, Goal

• 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.

  Georges St-Pierre

  Art, Practice, Mma

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

  Georges St-Pierre

  Art, Humility, Mma

• 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.

  Georges St-Pierre

  Sports, Art, Strong

• 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.

  Georges St-Pierre

  Sports, Art, Hate

  "Georges St-Pierre leads Montreal to UFC glory: UFC, PQ". Interview with Isa Tousignant, hour.ca. March 02, 2006.

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

  Georges St-Pierre

  Powerful, Animal, Mma

  FaceBook post by Georges St-Pierre from May 25, 2011

• 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

  Georges St-Pierre

  Jobs, Wrestling, Artist

• I was a big fan of Jean-Claude Van-Damme growing up, and I always wanted to be a martial artist 'cause of him.

  Georges St-Pierre

  Growing Up, Artist, Fans

  "Georges St-Pierre On Training". Interview with Johnny Testa, www.askmen.com. April 29, 2011.

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