#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time

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<p>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:<br /> &#8211; <b>Calm</b>: <a href="https://www.calm.com/lex">https://www.calm.com/lex</a> to get 40% off<br /> &#8211; <b>InsideTracker</b>: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> and use code Lex25 to get 25% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Blinkist</b>: <a href="https://blinkist.com/lex">https://blinkist.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get 25% off premium<br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/lex">https://www.eightsleep.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get special savings<br /> &#8211; <b>ExpressVPN</b>: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> and use code LexPod to get 3 months free</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Georges&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/georgesstpierre/">https://www.instagram.com/georgesstpierre/</a><br /> John&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danaherjohn/">https://www.instagram.com/danaherjohn/</a><br /> Gordon&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gordonlovesjiujitsu/">https://www.instagram.com/gordonlovesjiujitsu/</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (07:35) &#8211; Success<br /> (22:35) &#8211; Trash talk<br /> (25:42) &#8211; Doubt<br /> (34:06) &#8211; Emotions<br /> (46:01) &#8211; Gordon&#8217;s beef with André Galvão<br /> (50:11) &#8211; Diet<br /> (1:00:12) &#8211; Training<br /> (1:28:21) &#8211; Human nature and combat sports<br /> (1:39:34) &#8211; MMA vs Grappling<br /> (1:48:53) &#8211; Gordon Ryan vs Felipe Pena<br /> (1:52:40) &#8211; GSP and shoot boxing<br /> (2:03:56) &#8211; GSP vs Khabib<br /> (2:11:56) &#8211; Pankration<br /> (2:15:08) &#8211; Effective grappling and takedowns<br /> (2:30:40) &#8211; Aliens and Mars<br /> (2:47:20) &#8211; Robots<br /> (2:51:15) &#8211; Advice for young people</p>