Top 8 quotes by Georges St-Pierre 

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George St-Pierre is a former Canadian professional mixed martial artist who is widely regarded as one of the best fighters in diverse martial art history. Two-division champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), George St-Pierre, has won titles in the welterweight and middleweight divisions.

Moreover, this three-time former UFC Welterweight Champion has won the title twice and the interim title once between 2006 to 2008. He was ranked in number 1 welterweight in the world for many tears by Sherdog and other publications. He was named as the Canadian Athlete of the Year by Rogers Sportsnet in 2008, 2009, and 2010.

However, he retired on December 13, 2013, holding the record for most wins in title bouts and the second-longest combined title streak in UFC’s history. Here, you can find his famous eight quotes that will help you instantaneously.

UFC legend, George St-Pierre
UFC legend, George St-Pierre

“I am a public person and I have my private life. It’s important for me that my private life stay private, that what I share with the people in my public personality.”― Georges St-Pierre

“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

3rd of 8 Georges St-Pierre   Quotes

“The more knowledge you get, the more questions you ask. The smarter you get, the more you realize that everything can be possible.”― Georges St-Pierre

“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

“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.”― Georges St-Pierre

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“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.”― Georges St-Pierre

7th of 8 Georges St-Pierre   Quotes

“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

“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

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