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It all comes down to confidence: your body can do great things only if it believes it can accomplish them.
Build confidence and momentum with each good decision you make from here on out and choose to be inspired.
Blessed with some success, so I'mma try my best to live my life right. When I see God, he'll be impressed.
After 'Avatar' ended, I spent a lot of time watching MMA and kickboxing fights on UFC, WEC, DREAM, and K-1.
The only thing I have to lose going into this fight is anxiety, fear, worry; all those kinds of negativity.
There's nothing you can take for granted; not a single day, not a single minute, not a single relationship.
The same thought... crosses my mind whenever someone tells me there's something I can't do: Try Stopping Me.
One of the important lessons I learned from my parents is always to respect authority figures like teachers.
MMA in an individual sport, and you're just pushing yourself to be as dangerous as you can be in 15 minutes.
I want the ankle match with Kurt Angle... or I want Brock to see who is the best from MMA and pro wrestling.
We came up in that - keep your mouth shut, let your hard work do the talking, and I came into MMA like that.
There's two things you need to know. One, that you won't quit on yourself, and two, that I've done the work.
Simple questions--and simple answers--were what we needed in life. That was what Mma Ramotswe believed. Yes.
In boxing, you have the 10-second count but we don't have it in MMA, and that's what makes this sport better.
There's always a way you can get better. You can never be satisfied. You can never say, 'That's good enough'.
People say I don't have the experience. I might not have 20 MMA fights, but I've been fighting my whole life.
Work ethic, confidence, a laser focus and commitment to accomplish a goal that most people can never imagine.
No two journeys are alike. Nobody can pretend to know the journey another person takes to achieve his dreams.
MMA has a great safety record. I was always confused as to why it was illegal in New York in the first place.
Standing still is never a good option. Not in the ring, and not in life... When you stop moving, you're done.
A true martial artist, in my books anyways, is someone who is going to do the right thing and lead by example.
I'm just dying to return to the Octagon and do the thing I most love in my life. That's what I want right now.
Whatever it is that you're passionate about... try to figure out a way to make money at it and give it a shot.
I would rather be happy and feel fulfilled and challenged every single day than just sit somewhere and get by.
I would be a dumb guy to say I don't like MMA because it's not boxing. You just have to appreciate everything.
I will repeat a technique until it is mastered, no matter when that will be. One certainty though: it will be.
Innovation keeps me ahead of my competition. It means that my foes must adapt to me, not the other way around.
You can't deny somebody that's a hard worker. You can't deny somebody that just digs down as deep as they can.
I know I might rub people the wrong way sometimes, but I'm just a kid living my dream... I'm enjoying my life.
Gina Carano is a great athlete, and I'd be happy if she returns to MMA - doesn't matter if it's against Ronda.
If you're a true MMA fan, you're going to want to have Fight Pass the same way TV and movie fans have Netflix.
I really don't look at it as a real sport because anybody can come into MMA and learn that. You can learn that.
I think everyone has the desire in their life to be the best at something that touches them, that reaches them.
I like to have Ric Flair in the ring one more time in the MMA or the UFC. I'd like to beat the hell out of him.
People seem to think fighters are lovely people when they meet us. It's 'cause we don't have to prove anything.
The way you treat life, life will treat you back. Make sure you're happy with whatever is going on in your life.
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.
I've been through a lot of ups and downs. Just willing to get back up and grind every day to try and get better.
This is a sport where you get your ego checked on a regular basis, whether it's in the cage or it's at practice.
With MMA, there are so many ways the fight can go; that's the drama. You don't know what's going to happen next.
Wrestling has made me very mentally strong, conditioned me really well for MMA, and given me phenomenal balance.
You know what the true definition of hell is? It's when you die, you get to meet the person you could have been.
I have a big belief that whatever your passion is in life, pursue it to the fullest and try to be the best at it.
What is a champion but a guy that didn't quit?... Life is a continuous experience. You only fail by not learning.
You learn how to persevere... to have discipline, you learn to lose, you learn to win, you learn how to not quit.
My goal is to share all my learning, all of my knowledge, so that other generations of martial arts will benefit.
When I had a boxing match, all I wanted to do was put the guy on his back. That's why I chose to chase after MMA.
The mind is the most important thing of the big picture and no one has a stronger mindset than amateur wrestlers.
I went in there with 100% belief, even though I knew how great the champion was, I just had to believe in myself.