There is always pressure in this game and outside of it but as long as you control what you can control the pressure will be used to my advantage, like what the saying goes 'no pressure, no diamonds'.
I just get excited... like a painter with a blank canvas.
Progress not perfection.
All I ever wanted to be was a Ninja... Tong from Kickboxer, Sagat from Street Fighter.
If you're fighting with emotion instead of structure... it's always going to be a mistake.
MMA for me was a stepping stone in my life as a man to grow.
My first love is MMA... it's something that I did because it made me feel good.
Kindness is one of the best gifts you can bestow... We know that inherently that feels great.
There's a direct correlation between positive energy and positive results.
I think health-wise, pro-wrestling is probably ten times worse for you than MMA.
It's bizarre, a punch in the face hurts less when you win than when you lose.
For many people the reason why they're idiots is not necessarily that their brain doesn't work well, it's that they got in a terrible pattern.
One of the big things that I focus on is not having regrets, just taking every opportunity I have and going for it.
To me, pain means you're pushing your body to give you everything its got.
My desire to fight comes from within... it's a personal journey of accomplishment, not meant to be judges or for me to judge others.
You just got to out there and flow, like Bruce Lee said, you got to be like water.
I may not be able to keep fighting for money... but I will always have to fight for my dignity, because that's who I am.
Wherever it goes is my best position. Wherever it goes I am comfortable.
Why do people watch fights?... They watch it for inspiration.
I am afraid to piss in the morning 'cause I don't want to waste any of my excellence
I know this doesn't last forever, so I'm cherishing every minute of it.
The strange part of MMA is that you lose one or two fights and people start to question you but he was on top for so long and it was purely his striking that made him so good. Nobody can step backwards and knock someone out as well as Chuck Liddell can.
I'm a fan of Jay-Z, I'mma always be a fan of Jay-Z.
Being a great fighter is having a perfect balance of having that toughness, skill, as well as that mental capability to be able to out-think you opponent.
With hard work and focus dreams do come true.
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