Mma Quotes

Nothing good ever comes from worrying or sitting there feeling sorry for yourself... Keep positive and keep pushing on and things will turn good.

At the end of the day you gotta feel some way. So why not feel unbeatable? Why not feel untouchable.

There's only one thing that's impossible to beat... a man that doesn't give up.

If you have a clear picture in your head of something that's going to happen... then nothing can stop it.

Look out for those who look out for you. Loyalty is everything.

If you want to fly with the eagles you can't hang out with the crows.

Excellence is not a skill, excellence is an attitude.

I fear no man. If you breathe oxygen, I do not fear you.

All that matters is how you see yourself.

Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.

Appreciate your surroundings and be grateful for it and that's when good things happen.

I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing. Keep proving people wrong and proving myself right.

It's not really that much of a big deal - you brush it off and you come back. Defeat is the secret ingredient to success.

You can only fight the way you practice

You must improvise, adapt, and overcome.

When I don't know something, I surround myself with people I can trust to teach me.

True strength is not always shown through victory. Stand up, try again and display strength of heart.

Our fears don't stop death, they stop life.

Keep positive and keep pushing on and things will turn good.

The pine fought the storm and broke. The willow yielded to the wind and snow and did not break. Practice Jiu-Jitsu in just this way.

The journey has to be based on passion. Put yourself in something you love to do. If you love what you do you're able to dedicate yourself, overcome obstacles.

Be passionate, be optimistic, be grateful.

I have never encountered a winner that held hate towards something.

Always be civil, but with a plan to neutralise everyone in the room.

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.

I keep having vivid dreams of success. Then it's time to sleep.

Be spontaneous, be creative, go out and have fun, let things happen naturally.

Training to become champion is the toughest thing. The fight itself is just a test.

One of my mom's best lines is... You're not training to be the best in the world, you're training to be the best in the world on your worst day.

The one who doesn't fall, doesn't stand up.

Standing still is never a good option. Not in the ring, and not in life... When you stop moving, you're done.

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

I don't work, I live... I don't have a job, I just have a life.

The biggest gift I received as a martial artist is without a question the capacity to be in peace.

It all comes down to confidence: your body can do great things only if it believes it can accomplish them.

The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them

I am comfortable in the uncomfortable.

A champion is defined by the adversity he overcomes

A good friend doesn't try to break up a fight. A good friend comes in with a flying kick.

Victory is reserved for those who are willing to pay its price.

My belief is stronger than your doubt.

Judo taught me that I am capable of anything... I can mentally push past anything and be victorious.

An injury is not just a process of recovery it's a process of discovery.

The secret of this sport is, while you're the nail, hang in there, let them hit you, until the day you become the hammer, then you smash them back!

Your body can dictate your mind, so when I walk to a fight a lot of times I'm scared, I'm scared to death, I have a lot of doubts of myself, I'm afraid to fail, I'm afraid to be humiliated in front of everybody; but what happens, I act like it's impossible for me to fail and that my victory is a certainty. So as I'm walking to the Octagon and I act with confidence my body takes over my mind and I become confident for real. As I'm walking I see the change in my mind and when I reach the Octagon I'm a different person, I'm very confident.

Don't doubt, don't stop... The only 2 things that can stop you is to stop working and start doubting.

I don't relax, I don't celebrate. I sit and plot.

I'm scared of failure all the time. But not scared enough to stop trying.

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 always keep my mind open. For me, a mind has to work like like a parachute, works only if it's open.