Episode
#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time
3:05:50
Published: Sun Jan 30 2022
Description
Georges St-Pierre is an MMA fighter. John Danaher is a martial arts coach. Gordon Ryan is a submission grappler. Each are considered by many to be the greatest of all time in each of their respective disciplines. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Calm: https://www.calm.com/lex to get 40% off - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free EPISODE LINKS: Georges's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgesstpierre/ John's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danaherjohn/ Gordon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gordonlovesjiujitsu/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (07:35) - Success (22:35) - Trash talk (25:42) - Doubt (34:06) - Emotions (46:01) - Gordon's beef with André Galvão (50:11) - Diet (1:00:12) - Training (1:28:21) - Human nature and combat sports (1:39:34) - MMA vs Grappling (1:48:53) - Gordon Ryan vs Felipe Pena (1:52:40) - GSP and shoot boxing (2:03:56) - GSP vs Khabib (2:11:56) - Pankration (2:15:08) - Effective grappling and takedowns (2:30:40) - Aliens and Mars (2:47:20) - Robots (2:51:15) - Advice for young people
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Episode#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time
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Episode#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time
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Episode#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time
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Episode#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time
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Episode#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time
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Episode#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time
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Episode#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time
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Episode#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time
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Episode#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time
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Episode#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time
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Episode#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time
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Episode#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time
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Episode#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time
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