Georges St. Pierre 2009 Canadian 'Athlete of the Year' (Video)
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lame
Shoulda been steve nash. Van damme st pierre fights like…once a year? Im sure alpha male objects…since gsp’s balls are usually in alphas mouth.
by PEELthisBANANA on Dec 14, 2009 10:09 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Nash isn't what he used to be.
Why would Nash even be considered any more? I think Crosby was the better choice between the two of those guys.
Top 5 P4P D-bag on Mania.
the right man won
Carries himself much better then Crysby.
by daniel worby on Dec 15, 2009 8:10 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Canada...not many great athletes
We’re talking about Steve Nash? He’s not even an all-star anymore. It just seems like guys who win this award in Canada would really have no chance in the US.
Just Do It
-Nike
Yeah, you’re right. We just make up almost half the NHL, with some descent Baseball players and a couple of descent Basketball players. All the while having a national population of a little bit more than the population of California. GFY.
I am blinded by a sea of green.
I can't believe I didn't win AGAIN!!!
I won the B division slow pitch championships for KW this year…won both of my boxing matches (albeit both against 2 of my brothers), won the ball hockey championships last January, and won the PDS invitational shimmy tourney in Niagra…I also came in third in the Whistlebear members Mens golf championship…WTF did Georges, Nash or Crosby do? They only play 1 f*ckin’ sport for cryin out loud!!!
Didn't you know Tiger Woods is French-Canadian?
Well not really but he once said Canada was a nice place so…
steve nash has fallen off since the last time he won
He doesnt desurve the award anymore. Im just happy crosby didnt get it
Crosby should have got it without competition.
The guy is dominating in a more competitive sport than MMA is, and he won the stanley cup which holds about 100 times higher status than holding a UFC belt.
are you serious???
Noway…..a whole team wins a stanley cup not just one player….winning a ufc title is all george
GSP put the "mixed" in Mixed Martial Arts
Not really. IMO Frank Shamrock was the first true MMA guy in the UFC. He was the Dr.J, George is the Micheal Jordan. (Fedor is Shaq or something).
Rampage is the Rodman
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
Rampage is Wilt Chamberlain-master of the slam!
Ricardo Arona is the ball
Rashad looks a little like Sir Charles
BJ is Spud Webb
Randy is Kareem Abdul Jabaar—the AARP king of rebounds
Stefan Struve is Manute Bol
No shonuff
Anderson Silva is “The Michael Jordan” of MMA.
or he could be God…
Whatever the fuck you do in life, echoes in eternity! <----slightly edited
-Maximus[Gladiator]
by The Negation on Dec 15, 2009 5:19 AM EST up reply actions
I am serious, Sidney is the captain of the team and he dominated last season.
you don’t think playing that many games and winning the cup is worth more then a UFC belt? then you are crazy my friend.
did u even watch the finals
Because sidney didnt play that good and they only won because of pittsburgs other players
ha ha ha
Ya, apparently Crysby didn’t even need a goalie or surrounding team. He would’ve single handedly won the cup. Ha ha ha.
GSP wins. And funny the award committee feels the same way, in a country overwhelmingly dominated by hockey fans.
by daniel worby on Dec 15, 2009 8:13 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
We also enjoy a solid game of Ringette DW.
Myth: Three Americans die every year from rabies. Fact: Four Americans die every year die from rabies.
It's a popular vote.
Since this is hockey land, his two straight award wins are dumbfounding. I believe he is the One. He will unite all Canadians and lead them to world domination. He will usher in a new era of Canadian military hegemony. He will accomplish what Alexander the Great, Julius Ceasar, Napoleon Bonaparte, Gengis Khan and the little mustache man were unable to achieve, a 1000 year long world empire. One day, we shall all be Canadians.
Looks like I can’t get a break in here,eh, lol? Damn, now apparently I get “tea bagged” by GSP….very nice! The guy obliviously wants attention….honestly who in is right mind could possibly put Nash in front of GSP? I don’t know if you took the time to vote (I did), but they had a few better candidates than Nash. True though, I did voted for our GSP and I put Crosby in 2nd, but it was only b/c I figured that a tons of hockey fans would’ve vote for Crosby, so I gave GSP a little support, that’s all. Glad he won!
i voted GSP
Wearing my 3 GSP shirts (all the same in different colors, DAMMIT still don’t have the black one), and my matching grey bunny hug (Canadian for hoodie), and being extremely excited at the possibility he wins.
Yay!
by daniel worby on Dec 15, 2009 8:26 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I’m as Canadian as the day is long Worby, but I have never heard of a Bunny Hug. I will be adding it to my repertoire.
Myth: Three Americans die every year from rabies. Fact: Four Americans die every year die from rabies.
mm eh
Really? What part of Canada? Toronto is American so don’t say that. Someone has to vouch for me here. Lol, its as Canadian as a poutine.
Brendog, I in no way see how it sounds English. Lol, and its a great name. Go Bunny Hugs!
by daniel worby on Dec 15, 2009 11:45 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Bunny hug? English?
I’ve never heard anyone ever say “bunny hug”. If anyone called one of our hoodies a “bunny hug” they’d get stabbed.
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
Gay SP is Canadian?
Haha! Let the flaming begin!
by StringBeanRickJamesLookinFool on Dec 14, 2009 10:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
ignore him.
Took risks betting on the dogs @ 107 - Thank god for Hendricks, Wiman, Palhares and good'ol reliable Jon Fitch UD! Could have been a lot worse.
by Bigger Zino on Dec 14, 2009 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
funny how trolls think they can incite a riot on here or something eh BZ?
take that shit to BE or something SBRJLF, Mania is too legit for that nonsense.
by Blunt n' Beer on Dec 14, 2009 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
Flame on!!
Hahah! Loser…
Whatever the fuck you do in life, echoes in eternity! <----slightly edited
-Maximus[Gladiator]
by The Negation on Dec 15, 2009 5:19 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed
Crosby won his first cup and lit it up in the playoffs, GSP had 2 fights this year and one was against a lightweight half his size. Crosby deserved it, showdown joe probably sucked off a few big wigs at rogers so gsp would win.
the fans voted...
for the award.
"When I started, I used to go off just instincts. Then they took head butts away, so I had to learn some skills." - Mark Coleman
GSP vs Crosby
You don’t feel that GSPs attitude outside the cage, as a role model, and upbringing of mma in Canada had an influence?
Just because, only fought 2x doesn’t make it less significant. I take into account the current whole streak he is on. Not just his last 2. As far as I’m concerned if his pierre dominance stays untouched, 3peat him.
by daniel worby on Dec 15, 2009 8:30 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
2009 beat BJ and Alves.
enough said.
"When I started, I used to go off just instincts. Then they took head butts away, so I had to learn some skills." - Mark Coleman
The Candian government has apologized for Bryan Adams on numerous occasions.
Good times and riches and son of a bitches
I've seen more than I can recall.
I like Bryan Adams
It’s Kalib that they should apologise for.
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
I’m not your buddy, fwiend!
Good times and riches and son of a bitches
I've seen more than I can recall.
I’m not your guy, buddy!
Good times and riches and son of a bitches
I've seen more than I can recall.
Deservedly so.
GSP is the man!
Top 5 P4P D-bag on Mania.
by jay. on Dec 14, 2009 10:09 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
agreed, although Crosby did light it up somewhat in the playoffs averaging more than a point a game and winning the Cup
but this award goes to the “Athelete” of the year and there is no question GSP is the best athlete, i think people are overlooking that aspect and trying to determine the winner based on their number of sheer accomplishments.
by Blunt n' Beer on Dec 14, 2009 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
he could wrestle at the Olympics yet....
never know
Took risks betting on the dogs @ 107 - Thank god for Hendricks, Wiman, Palhares and good'ol reliable Jon Fitch UD! Could have been a lot worse.
by Bigger Zino on Dec 14, 2009 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
I think they should have given it to Crosby
That was one hell of a season, plus Georges only fought twice this year, or three times.
Top 5 P4P D-bag on Mania.
I know - I thought about it
but if they went head to head in different athletic events
GSP would win every catergory but hockey and leg press.
Took risks betting on the dogs @ 107 - Thank god for Hendricks, Wiman, Palhares and good'ol reliable Jon Fitch UD! Could have been a lot worse.
by Bigger Zino on Dec 14, 2009 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
he trains everyday though.... just like sid
Took risks betting on the dogs @ 107 - Thank god for Hendricks, Wiman, Palhares and good'ol reliable Jon Fitch UD! Could have been a lot worse.
by Bigger Zino on Dec 14, 2009 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
That has nothing to do with this award, and you know it.
Are you trying to bait me into an unwinable argument over who is the better all around athlete? Because I can’t do it. Shift ends in 22 minutes, and I can’t even begin to name the things Sydney does better than GSP.
Top 5 P4P D-bag on Mania.
nah no bait
I just think GSP could out compete Sid in more “scenarios” than the other way around.
Geez Jay I thought you were from Ont not Cole Harboar (sp?)
Took risks betting on the dogs @ 107 - Thank god for Hendricks, Wiman, Palhares and good'ol reliable Jon Fitch UD! Could have been a lot worse.
by Bigger Zino on Dec 14, 2009 11:14 PM EST up reply actions
this isn't about who's the most athletic athlete and you know it!
It’s an award for the best sportsmen, which is what you call an athlete.
Clarification
George is the Rogers Sportsnet Canadian Athlete of the year.
For everyone not in Canada… Rogers is a cable provider who owns a few of it’s own broadcasting channels. In this case it is Sportsnet.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/2008/12/22/athlete_gsp/#
the best part of the article is when you learn about GSP Enterprises!
Took risks betting on the dogs @ 107 - Thank god for Hendricks, Wiman, Palhares and good'ol reliable Jon Fitch UD! Could have been a lot worse.
LOL
He must be the only one you’ve heard of then. This country is filled with great people.
Top 5 P4P D-bag on Mania.
yea that was quite the ignorant comment!! lol just messing shonuff but still that's an absurd notion to say you only like one Canadian.
there are probaly many people you do like that you’re just unaware they are canadian!! :) that’s usually the case.
by Blunt n' Beer on Dec 14, 2009 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
I guess he just doesn't like Steve Nash, Dr Naismith, and Bret The Hitman Hart!!!:]
Whatever the fuck you do in life, echoes in eternity! <----slightly edited
-Maximus[Gladiator]
by The Negation on Dec 15, 2009 5:30 AM EST up reply actions
He's just joking!
I’m from Mississippi, the “Hospitality State” and I gotta say, Vancouver, BC is the friendliest place I have been to date! Not to mention Canada somehow has a very very large concentration of gorgeous women! lol It’s true! Shania Twain, Kristin Kreuk, MMAMania’s own- Sarah, Elisha Cuthbert, Rachel Mcadams, the list goes on! I love Canada! (Please don’t tell anyone I’m from MS! Thanx!)
by Dana's a Crossdresser on Dec 14, 2009 10:47 PM EST up reply actions
"The Hospitality State" WTH???
I live within walking distance of the Mississippi border and let me tell you, if you’re not a White Southerner, don’t be counting on that hospitality of theirs. If you’re black, foreign, or worst of all a Yankee, “hospitality” means “We promise not to lynch you if you promise to leave before we find a sturdy piece of rope.”
Sorry for that! No kin to me!
Sho, I’m from Biloxi on the Coast! We’re very multi-national, multi-racial and culturaly diverse! Maybe because we have so many large military bases in the area. Who knows? But, I imagine in some of those small one-horse towns, especially to the north, there may be some BS going on! Not a lot of quality education or life experiences in those places! To be honest, I don’t even like stopping in some of those towns!
by Dana's a Crossdresser on Dec 15, 2009 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
"this country is filled with great people"
I’m sure it is, but you sure export a lot of garbage. All the Canadian expats I’ve met overseas were self-righteous pricks (including the hot chickx) who took every chance the could to bash America/Americans. But in all fairness I have to admit that most American expats I’ve met overseas were a-holes too. I guess you shouldn’t judge a country by the people who leave it. I also have to admit that Celine Dion may be the second most talented female vocalist ever to record and her songs are better than Whitney’s. And I’m sure you’re right about there being a lot of Canadians that I like but don’t know are Canadians, like some of the ones Dana mentioned. But I do HATE Jim Carrey and most of the Canadians I’ve met were almost as obnoxious as he is. And no matter how many nice Canucks I meet in the future, I doubt any will ever top GSP in my book. He is the classiest dude in MMA and the most sportsmanlike champion the UFC has ever had.
hahahahaha
canadians using every chance they had to bash amercians!! every country in the world does that!
"When I started, I used to go off just instincts. Then they took head butts away, so I had to learn some skills." - Mark Coleman
we need to clear something up here too
to group all canadians into one category of people is just wrong too. Im from Newfoundland which is an entirely different breed of people than mainlanders from ontario or wherever. every province is different pretty well.
"When I started, I used to go off just instincts. Then they took head butts away, so I had to learn some skills." - Mark Coleman
brendog
No, no he’s completely right. Let the newfie’s be by themselves. They’re VERY different to say the least.
by daniel worby on Dec 15, 2009 11:49 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
actually its only quebec that truly want to be independent.
and daniel worby, and I supposed to take offense to that? do u even have any idea what u are talking about?
"When I started, I used to go off just instincts. Then they took head butts away, so I had to learn some skills." - Mark Coleman
worb
could u elaborate a bit for me? after all i am just a stupid newfie right?
"When I started, I used to go off just instincts. Then they took head butts away, so I had to learn some skills." - Mark Coleman
Actually there are plenty of Newfies who would support cessation from the confederation. Seeing as how since they joined Canada in the late forties the Canadian government has raped their fisheries and other natural resources with almost no reparations.
I am blinded by a sea of green.
true that
but we’re making a comeback now bubba! best off we have ever been right now..Danny for PM
"When I started, I used to go off just instincts. Then they took head butts away, so I had to learn some skills." - Mark Coleman
Danny is a great man.
Took risks betting on the dogs @ 107 - Thank god for Hendricks, Wiman, Palhares and good'ol reliable Jon Fitch UD! Could have been a lot worse.
But from what i heard from many Canadians...
He’s not a Canadian. He should be out of the country or ship back to Europe…
Some of the bigger guys in comedy now and in the past are Canadian too...
Jim Carrey, Seth Rogen, Dan Aykroyd, Mike Myers, John Candy, Tom Green, Norm Macdonald, Rick Moranis, Leslie Nielsen, Michael Cera… and that’s just comedy. O Canada!
by the way, I know that was pretty irrelevant to the topic...
but just pointing out some well known Canadians that might not be recognized as Canadian.
LOL, not irrelevant, fentsky
Didn’t John Candy win Canadian Athlete of the Year last year?
BTW, I gotta give you guys full credit for your comedy. Based on your list alone, Canada produces more goofy-ass white people than the rest of the world combined. And “Strange Brew” was beauty, eh!
“There’s a mouse in our beer!” “Yeah and like we didn’t put it there, eh!” LMAO
Take a hike ya hoser !!!!
Myth: Three Americans die every year from rabies. Fact: Four Americans die every year die from rabies.
no way, eh!
you horked my line…and yer the hoser, hoser! In fact, yer like the leaderhoser! Only yer not German, eh!
Actually both John Candy and Chris Farley
were going to compete for best athlete of all time before they passed away.
since when
does being dead keep you from being the best athlete in Canada! As the immortal Dave Barry once wrote, “Que l’enfer! C’est seulement Canada!”
Since your on the topic...
Do Americans think Canadians have accents? I spent a month with some Americans in a school program a couple years ago. They kept making fun of me for the way I said “sorry” and “tomorrow.” I was truly confused….
correction
most (all) canadians have accents. Listen to Jordan Breens radio show for an example.
Im not hating on canadians btw. thats too dangerous here
dude.....i am
Everyone has an accent to someone else.
Myth: Three Americans die every year from rabies. Fact: Four Americans die every year die from rabies.
Not that that idea is groundbreaking or anything.
Myth: Three Americans die every year from rabies. Fact: Four Americans die every year die from rabies.
well
I’d like to think I’m aware people sound different around the world and we all have accents…but what I mean to say is that, I cannot tell if someone is American or Canadian by hearing them talk….I was just surprised that other people from North America could figure it out….smartasses…
Amos
You can’t tell the difference between a guy from Jersey from a guy from Texas? Or a Newfoundland guy to a California guy?
Top 5 P4P D-bag on Mania.
If you believe American TV shows then we're all posh people obsessed with tea and the Queen
It always makes me laugh when “Brits” are lumped together, there are a lot of different accents and dialects depending on the area you are from and there is very little in common accent wise between someone from any of the home nations (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland). I always cringe when I hear the American attempt at a “British accent”.
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
I know what you mean, Dave
I am a closet linguist and I do puppet shows and immitate accents from all over the world, but I won’t touch “British” because you guys have more different accents on that little island than there are between Mumbai and Mineapolis. I can’t seem to focus on a single one (except cockney) without the others getting all mingled in. I think many American actors have the same problem. Just like when they try to do a “Southern” accent and it’s a jumbled mess of High Virginia, deep-Alabama, and redneck Arkansas.
Here in the States it's the same way
If you come to the south from the east, we will notice your accent.
south park & K vs S
Add the writers of South park, and the 2 heroes of Kenny Vs Spenny, as well as the Trailer Park boys, to the list of hilarious Canadians.
by daniel worby on Dec 15, 2009 11:52 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Amos, some canadians have unique accents
similar to many people in Minesota. It’s the very rounded "o"s that you alluded to in “sorry” that makes them identifyable. ..and of course the addition of “eh” to the end of sentences. Basically, when we imitate a “canadian accent” we’re immitating the McKensie bros or the Moose bros from Disney’s “Brother Bear.”
Of course many of your frenchies have accents, some of them nearly impenetrable, others barely noticable. And many of your east-coasters have unique accents, just like our New Englanders.
MMA is like 8 sports
To be successful at MMA you need to be very good at multiple disciplines. Not only do you have to be good, but you need to transition from one to another under dangerous conditions. Additionally, there are so substitutions for your position if you get tired or injured. After watching BJ Penn this weekend (i am now a big of his) I am an even more impressed for what GSP did to PENN and later on to the Pitbull. The dude is legendary.
bottom line....
Woulda,shoulda,coulda…gsp was nomiated by canadians, the majority picked him, boo hoo for Crosby, not much more to say.
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