#1 Globe and Mail Bestseller and New York Times Bestseller

As the world’s most popular UFC fighter, Georges “Rush” St-Pierre seems almost impossibly tough and dominant. Long before he was GSP, as his millions of fans know him, champion MMA fighter in UFC,he was just a kid who was harassed by bullies. Thanks to years of practicing martial arts, GSP would invent his own way of life.

With startling honesty, GSP relates the true story of growing up in martial arts but also discovering that his passion for learning and constant improvement, make him happy. By way of fighting, he’s discovered how to succeed, and by way of injury, how to maintain perspective on that success.

This book highlights the lessons that brought him there, the unique system he invented to combine various forms of fighting arts, and the key people who helped make him world champion.

ISBN: 9781443413473
Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers
On Sale: Nov 12, 2013
List price: $22.99
No of pages: 256
Trim Size: 5.250 in (w) x 8.000 in (h) x 0.750 in (d)
BISAC 1: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs

Georges St-Pierre

Biography

GEORGES ST-PIERRE, from Montreal’s South Shore, is the current reigning welterweight champion of the UFC. He practices various fighting disciplines, including wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and karate. He won his first amateur bout at age 16. In 2006, he became the UFC Welterweight Champion; he lost the title in 2007 but regained it in front of his hometown fans in 2008. He has not lost a single title defense since then. He is now recognized as one of the best pound-for-pound MMA fighters and all-around athletes in the world, and he is a three-time Canadian Athlete of the Year.

Follow him on twitter @GeorgesSPierre.

#1 Globe and Mail Bestseller and New York Times Bestseller

As the world’s most popular UFC fighter, Georges “Rush” St-Pierre seems almost impossibly tough and dominant. Long before he was GSP, as his millions of fans know him, champion MMA fighter in UFC,he was just a kid who was harassed by bullies. Thanks to years of practicing martial arts, GSP would invent his own way of life.

With startling honesty, GSP relates the true story of growing up in martial arts but also discovering that his passion for learning and constant improvement, make him happy. By way of fighting, he’s discovered how to succeed, and by way of injury, how to maintain perspective on that success.

This book highlights the lessons that brought him there, the unique system he invented to combine various forms of fighting arts, and the key people who helped make him world champion.

ISBN: 9781443413473
Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers
On Sale: Nov 12, 2013
List price: $22.99
No of pages: 256
Trim Size: 5.250 in (w) x 8.000 in (h) x 0.750 in (d)
BISAC 1: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs

Georges St-Pierre

Biography

GEORGES ST-PIERRE, from Montreal’s South Shore, is the current reigning welterweight champion of the UFC. He practices various fighting disciplines, including wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and karate. He won his first amateur bout at age 16. In 2006, he became the UFC Welterweight Champion; he lost the title in 2007 but regained it in front of his hometown fans in 2008. He has not lost a single title defense since then. He is now recognized as one of the best pound-for-pound MMA fighters and all-around athletes in the world, and he is a three-time Canadian Athlete of the Year.

Follow him on twitter @GeorgesSPierre.