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The School of Greatness

Georges St-Pierre: Kill Your Ego, Transform Your Health & Build Self-Confidence EP 1129

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Entrepreneurship, Fitness, Inspiration, Greatness, Health, Money, Celebrity Interview, Self Care, Celebrity, Success, Mental Health, Relationships, Mindset, Health & Fitness, Education, Alternative Health, Business, Self-improvement

4.821.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2021

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

“Fighting is unbearable, I do it because of what it provides me. But bigger the risk, bigger the reward.” Today's guest is Georges St-Pierre, who is well known as the undisputed G-O-A-T of combat sports, UFC record holder for most wins in title bouts, and all-time best pound-for-pound MMA fighter in the history of the world. Georges St-Pierre has now also made his arrival into Hollywood permanent, reprising his original breakout role as “Batroc the Leaper” in Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, for the long-awaited “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” TV miniseries. In this episode Lewis and Georges discuss how GSP’s childhood bullies shaped him into who he is today, why it’s so hard to let go of ego, why Georges never enjoyed fighting, how fasting has transformed his health, why he chooses an animal-based diet, and so much more! For more go to: www.lewishowes.com/1129 Check out his website: www.gspofficial.com/ The Wim Hof Experience: Mindset Training, Power Breathing, and Brotherhood: https://link.chtbl.com/910-pod A Scientific Guide to Living Longer, Feeling Happier & Eating Healthier with Dr. Rhonda Patrick: https://link.chtbl.com/967-pod The Science of Sleep for Ultimate Success with Shawn Stevenson: https://link.chtbl.com/896-pod

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is episode number 1,121 with one of the greatest UFC fighters of all time, George Sapear.

0:08.8

Welcome to the School of Greatness. My name is Louis Howe's former pro athlete

0:14.3

Turn Lifestyle Entrepreneur. In each week we bring you an inspiring person or message

0:19.8

to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness. Thanks for spending some time with me today.

0:25.7

Now let the class begin. Maya Angelou once said we may encounter many defeats, but we must not

0:35.3

be defeated. And Gandhi said whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love.

0:42.4

My guest today is the iconic and legendary George Sapear who was well known as the

0:48.4

Undisputed Goat of Combat Sports UFC Recordholder for most wins in title bouts and all time best

0:55.3

pound for pound MMA fighter in the history of the world. George Sapear has now also made his

1:01.0

arrival into Hollywood permanent reprising his original breakout role as Baytroc the Leaper

1:06.4

in Marvel's Captain America, the Winter Soldier for the long awaited The Falcon in the Winter

1:12.1

Soldier TV miniseries. And in this episode we discuss how George's childhood bullies shaped him

1:18.4

into who he is today. Why it's so hard to let go of our egos. Why George never enjoyed fighting.

1:25.2

He never enjoyed it every match he didn't want to do it. How fasting has transformed his health

1:30.4

at his age now. Why he chooses an animal based diet and he talks about what he's learned from

1:35.6

doing that. And so much more this was inspiring. He goes into his pre fight ritual, his breathing

1:42.3

strategies, all the different things he does to focus his mind to get ready for battle and for life.

1:47.3

And if you're enjoying this, make sure to share this with someone else who you think would be

1:50.4

inspired by it. Just copy and paste the link wherever you're listening to this or you can do

1:54.4

the full show notes link. LewisHouse.com slash 1, 1, 2, 9. Okay, in just a moment, the one and only.

2:01.1

George Sapear.

2:05.9

Welcome back everyone in the school of greatness. Very excited about our guest.

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