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Efficiency for me is an obsession..It not only helps me get stronger but makes things simpler.
It's not always the strong that survive. It takes brains, guts, tolerance and forward thinking.
Respect is the most important thing. Be respectful toward others and have respect for yourself.
Watching myself fight, I realize the line between success and failure is so narrow, it's scary.
It’s OK to get butterfly in your stomach; the key is to learn how to make them fly in formation.
I see the world as a knowledge hardware story, and every day I'm just walking through the aisles.
I'm at my best when I'm nervous, scared. I feel like I'm on the edge, that's when I perform better.
The only way to ever truly get your confidence and swagger back, I've learned, is to fight for them.
Pick a goal, make a realistic plan to reach that goal, work through each step of the plan, and repeat.
Fear can be a natural ally, a homemade power source... Staying in the present, fear can only help you.
It all comes down to confidence: your body can do great things only if it believes it can accomplish them.
One of the important lessons I learned from my parents is always to respect authority figures like teachers.
In combat sports, you should retire on top. That is very hard to do. I'm glad I had the discipline to do it.
The danger is not to set your goal too high and fail to reach it. It’s to set your goal too low and reach it
Standing still is never a good option. Not in the ring, and not in life... When you stop moving, you're done.
No two journeys are alike. Nobody can pretend to know the journey another person takes to achieve his dreams.
Innovation keeps me ahead of my competition. It means that my foes must adapt to me, not the other way around.
I was a big fan of Jean-Claude Van-Damme growing up, and I always wanted to be a martial artist 'cause of him.
I will repeat a technique until it is mastered, no matter when that will be. One certainty though: it will be.
I'm so busy during my everyday, when I go on vacation I need to pull the plug like they say, and to do nothing.
It's not about how you are when things go well, what defines you is how you are when you fail from an obstacle.
Train smart at all times and do your best to avoid injury. Training smart is more important than training hard.
I'm always at my best when I'm fighting a guy who insults me..questions my integrity; it lights more fire in me.
Don't be afraid to spend money to make money. That's one thing I've never been afraid of... to invest in myself.
I think it makes your stronger to admit that you're scared, because you're not scared to say that you're scared.
My goal is to share all my learning, all of my knowledge, so that other generations of martial arts will benefit.
My mentality is that when I go to sleep at night, I'm a better martial artist than when I woke up in the morning.
Power is different when you combined it with wisdom. Wisdom allows you to use less power to accomplish more tasks.
I'm always scared when I fight. But that fear is what keeps me more alert and more focused. It's good to have fear.
When great depths of unrelenting sorrow are punctuated by great peaks of joy and liberation, the result is delicious.
The goal is to avoid mediocrity by being prepared to try something and either failing miserably or triumphing grandly.
A system that works for one person won't be perfect for another... Individuality is a major part of expanding knowledge.
With training and self discipline; clear focus and confidence; problems can be overcome and even lead to unexpected gains
When I go on vacation I just like to do nothing - just hang out at the beach, go eat the best restaurants, and do nothing.
One of the lessons I learned in all those years practicing karate is that progress only comes in small incremental portions.
To fight a bigger guy you need to train with bigger guys and it takes a lot more on your body. And it's not your weight class.
Make sure your approach is consistent and steady so that you can maintain the progress you're making as your journey continues.
Fear is the genesis of most of the good things that have occurred in my life. Fear is the beginning of every success I've lived.
I bow to my opponent in praise and thanks. After the fight is a time for humility, acceptance and analysis, no matter the result.
If I come back and I lose, at least I know I did everything I should have done, I have no regrets, I'll be happy. I can die happy.
The more knowledge you get, the more questions you ask. The smarter you get, the more you realize that everything can be possible.
I'm not the kind of guy that really buys clothing. I'm lucky. Most of the time, if I want something, I can get it from my sponsors.
I would say Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Biel are very attractive. I think I would put Jessica Biel as No. 1. She's very beautiful.
The moment I'm most proud of my career is when I got dropped by the headkick by Carlos Condit. I fell down and I was able to stand up.
Innovation is a discipline not a lottery... It comes from the combination of two elements within my control: hard work and openmindedness.
The truth is that I didn't start as a winner. When I was a kid, I was just another reject. I started at the bottom. I think all winners do.
My strategy is simple. I fight at what I'm good at. I am not good at trash talking, so I don't fight with trash talking. It is not my thing.
I'm a martial artist, and I don't train because I have a fight; I train because it's my lifestyle, and I'll train every day if I'm not hurt.
Humility is the first rule of martial arts. Either you learn humility quickly, or you leave because your ego can't handle losing repeatedly.
I’m a martial artist, and I don’t train because I have a fight; I train because it’s my lifestyle, and I’ll train every day if I’m not hurt.