“Fear freezes your actions because it takes you into the world of what-if, and that’s the worst place anybody can be. This is when you start doing stupid things like predicting the future, or thinking your career as a mixed martial arts world champion is going to end suddenly. Forecasting doom and gloom is not only useless, but detrimental. It’s giving away all your power to fear and letting it take over your life.”
"The real test is this one: When you're alone in a room, when you're in a private place and nobody else can see you, what do you choose to do? Eat well, or eat poorly? Exercise, or watch television? Practice something, or do nothing? The best version of the truth appears to you and you alone, when nobody else can see. This is the test of discipline, and it's what makes the difference in your life. It's what regulates your own system and guides it. The individual alone comprehends it."
- Georges St-Pierre
Self-awareness
"It’s going to feel good to reach that first plateau, and what happens is that the second plateau is even easier to reach, and more gratifying. Performance improves. Results are tangible. Your mind and your body feel better and are finally working in harmony. In other words, when you prepare a list of improvements and you make them small and achievable, you won’t just stick to them, you’ll increase the chances that you’ll keep going forward."
- Georges St-Pierre
Personal Growth
"When I go to bed at night, I’m a better martial artist than when I woke up this morning."
- Georges St-Pierre
Personal Growth
"Fear is the genesis of most of the good things that have occurred in my life. Fear is the beginning of every success I’ve lived."
- Georges St-Pierre
Courage
"It takes fear to make a person courageous. And I like that, because courage says something about you. The result is that, after a while, you get practice at being courageous. You understand how to move forward against fear, how to react in certain situations. You just get better. It doesn’t mean you stop feeling fear—that would be careless—but it means you have earned the right to feel confidence in the battle against fear."
- Georges St-Pierre
Courage
"One of the most challenging aspects of fitness is overcoming obstacles."
- Unknown
Overcoming Obstacles
"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity."
- Albert Einstein
Overcoming Obstacles
"Not knowing you can’t do something, is sometimes all it takes to do it."
- Ally Carter
Overcoming Obstacles
"Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
- Michael Jordan
Overcoming Obstacles
"If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
- Michael Jordan
Overcoming Obstacles