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Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time | Lex Fridman Podcast #260

Lex Fridman

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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:
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Georges's Instagram: Instagram: georgesstpierre
John's Instagram: Instagram: danaherjohn
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
0:55 - Success
15:54 - Trash talk
19:02 - Doubt
27:25 - Emotions
39:21 - Gordon's beef with André Galvão
43:30 - Diet
53:31 - Training
1:21:40 - Human nature and combat sports
1:32:53 - MMA vs Grappling
1:42:12 - Gordon Ryan vs Felipe Pena
1:45:59 - GSP and shoot boxing
1:57:16 - GSP vs Khabib
2:05:16 - Pankration
2:08:27 - Effective grappling and takedowns
2:23:59 - Aliens and Mars
2:40:39 - Robots
2:44:35 - Advice for young people

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20 Comments

@lexfridman Creator 4 years ago (edited) Pinned

Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast.
0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions:
- 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
0:55 - Success
15:54 - Trash talk
19:02 - Doubt
27:25 - Emotions
39:21 - Gordon's beef with André Galvão
43:30 - Diet
53:31 - Training
1:21:40 - Human nature and combat sports
1:32:53 - MMA vs Grappling
1:42:12 - Gordon Ryan vs Felipe Pena
1:45:59 - GSP and shoot boxing
1:57:16 - GSP vs Khabib
2:05:16 - Pankration
2:08:27 - Effective grappling and takedowns
2:23:59 - Aliens and Mars
2:40:39 - Robots
2:44:35 - Advice for young people

@MaticT 4 years ago

A cowboy, a guy in a rashguard, an fbi agent and a guy dressed like a european boyband member from 2005. This will never happen again

@NohabloEng 3 years ago

I love how when Jon opens his mouth it's just a beautiful sequence of words.

@JoniKukkola 4 years ago

John is the closest thing we have to a Jedi master in real world.

@johnmckay4373 4 years ago

A professor, KGB agent, a cowboy and a gigolo. And it’s the best podcast ever! All of these guys have inspired me at different points. So cool to see them chilling.

@GenFightClub 4 years ago

This is Avengers Endgame but with Jiu-Jitsu

@budaraivoso 4 years ago

"im a jj coach not a preacher." This guy amazes me every time i hear him, what a legend

@MrStrongBro 4 years ago

I died laughing at the end when John did a George impression. “I’m not impressed by your performance”, it looked so unnatural coming out of John’s mouth but sounded so much like George. 😂

@aidanfegan6605 4 years ago

What I like about Lex's podcast is that it provides a nice contrast in style to that of Joe Rogan, for example. Where Joe's is more conversational and laid back, Lex's questions are more formal and thought out. Both are good. But I enjoyed this podcast, and got a lot of value from it. Thank you Lex

@mrdbourke 4 years ago

Wow… what version of the simulation did we all luck out on to get a lineup like this?

@danillonogueira2232 4 years ago

The coolest thing about John Danaher is that he wears his hash guard wherever he goes as if he was always ready to train, no matter if it's a podcast, live TV, whatever. A guy like that HAS to be an amazing jiu jitsu sensei, there's no other way around.

@TwoMinutePapers 4 years ago

Any of these guests alone is gold, but the three of them, plus the banter is next level. 👌

@Ilya.Vasilyev 4 years ago

Another nice quote from John Danaher: "Confidence is like money in your bank".

@corinbraddick7651 4 years ago

Lex is the real MVP for having none stop great podcasts

@JayB2 3 years ago (edited)

Interesting what GSP says about his wrestling. He actually was approached multiple times by the Canadian Olympic wrestling team. They wanted him to join because they could see his grappling & athletic ability. GSP may not have had the wrestling background of Randy Couture or Dan Severn, but he was a highly skilled wrestler/grappler.